The first collaboration between Emeco and Philippe Starck, the Hudson chair was made for the Hudson Hotel in New York. The designer described the chair as 'washing the details from the Navy chair'. Made of recycled aluminium, each chair is polished for eight hours. Hudson is part of the permanent collection of MoMa in New York. Lightweight, very sturdy and non-corrosive, Emeco's Hudson chair will make an impression in an interior of any style.
Born in Paris in 1949, Philippe Starck is one of today's most original and prolific designers. Philippe Starck has become a hallowed figure of international design. A self-proclaimed "autodidact" after a spell at the Camondo school, he was already a company director even before he came of age. An inspired Jack-of-all-trades, he has no hesitation in revisiting the styles and icons of the past. While he regularly works in the world of luxury, he is also credited with democratising design. He has worked extensively with a wide range of industrial partners, particularly furniture manufacturers such as Cassina, Driade and Kartell. The Mademoiselle bridge combines an airy polycarbonate structure with a comfortable seat in polyurethane upholstered in fabrics emblematic of various Italian designers (Missoni, D&G and Valentino). He won major prizes such as the Grand Prix National de la Création industrielle and the Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. Philippe Starck describes himself as "a Japanese architect, an American set designer, a German industrial designer, a French art director and an Italian furniture designer". He also works with lighting and tableware manufacturers such as Baccarat and Flos on the KTribe collection.
2.
EMECO
American furniture company Emeco was founded in 1944 to manufacture lightweight, non-corrosive, fire-resistant and anti-torpedo chairs for the US Navy. The classic 1006 Navy Chair was a result of this aim. Made to last for at least 150 years, lightweight, intelligent, functional and solid - because "it was the best we could do". Today, Emeco’s craftsmen in Hanover, Pennsylvania, continue to make chairs that are so resistant they are passed on from generation to generation - Emeco defines the concept of sustainability. Emeco leads the industry, explores and innovates in terms of industrial waste and environmentally-friendly resources to create and build simple and timeless furniture.