Lou Read Armchair
The Lou Read armchair by Driade combines a high, sculpted back with a low, organic seat.
Designed by Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet, its Baydur polyurethane structure contains a metal insert and is fully covered in leather. Hand stitching follows the expressive outline, emphasizing the continuous surfaces and pronounced curves of the indoor reading chair.
Every detail, considered.
- Brand
- Driade
- Collection
- Lou
- Designer
- Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
- Descriptor
- High-back leather armchair
- Country
- Italy
- Seat height
- 16.5″ (42 cm)
- Dimensions
- 27.6″ W × 29.9″ D × 47.2″ H (70 × 76 × 120 cm)
- Materials
- 01Hand-stitched leather shell
Stitching follows the sculpted body over a metal-reinforced Baydur polyurethane structure.
- 02120 cm high back
The tall enclosing form rises above a 42 cm seat height.
Lou Read by Driade is a high-back armchair with a sculpted body entirely covered in hand-stitched leather.
Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet use a Baydur polyurethane structure with an internal metal insert. The chair measures 120 cm high, 70 cm wide and 76 cm deep, with a 42 cm seat height. It is intended for indoor use.
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Italian furniture with an experimental spirit, bringing distinctive designer chairs, sculptural seating and expressive objects into the home.
Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet's design work includes the Lou Read for Driade.
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