Arik Levy (Israel 1963- now)

Minimalist Slim Shell Dining Chairs by Arik Levy for Ligne Roset, 2000s.

A very rare set of minimalist chairs designed in 2000 by Arik Levy for Ligne Roset. These innovative chairs would have been produced in very limited numbers in the early 2000s and rarely come on to the market for sale. They are made from aluminium tube frames and dibond aluminium sheets for the seats. Examples of the chairs are in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Each chair is fully labelled.

Price: 2,200 euro (set of 4)

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easylight

Philippe Starck (Fr. 1949-now)

Rare ‘easylight’ Electrorama, Circa 1980.

Floor-neon lamp. Designed around 1977, the edition was for Starck Product or Electrorama circa 1980. Stamped ‘Starck Product’.

Makrolon, polyurethane and fluorescent tube H: 142 cm. (56 inches); D: 6,7cm.(2 3/8in.). The lamp has an inbuilt mercury tilt switch (the lamp lights up when its position is slightly altered)

This lamp was most likely purchased in the Netherlands at De Bijenkorf, circa 1980. Bibliography: J.-F. Grunfeld, M.-L. Jousset, Lumières Je Pense à Vous, exhibition catalog, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, June 3-August 5, 1985, p. 158, n. 282 C. Colin, Starck, Ed Pierre Mardaga, Liège, 1988, p. 274, 278, 296

Price: 5.800 euro

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