I was thrilled to discover that East London is chock full of design do-gooders. The second stop of my tour of the Shoreditch design district was Lifestylebazaar, a home furnishing boutique filled with all sorts of designery goodies I won't be able to fit in my suitcase. While Ella Doran's placemat auction benefits Shelter, a UK homelessness charity, Lifestylebazaar is auctioning off nine reinterpretations of Philippe Starck's Louis Ghost chair for Kartell – itself a modern reinterpretation of the ornamental Louis XV-style chair. The proceeds will benefit the London-based Children With Aids Charity (CWAC).
Shop co-owner Laurent Nurisso, one of the designers of the chairs, enlisted eight other designers, including a tattoo artist and a graffiti artist, for the project. My personal favorite was the “Louis Ghost Crate Chair” by Rupert Blanchard, described as “Gerrit Rietvield meets Philippe Starck”.
A close-up of Nurisso's playful chair.
In the video below, Nurisso explains the background for the exhibition, called “Losing the Plot":
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what a great slideshow - particularly love the ghost crate chair - very cool.
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hi, i'm the designer/maker of the louis ghost crate chair - just wanted to let people know that it is going to be auctioned off by Lifestyle Bazaar very soon together with the original starck/kartell chair in a 'No Reserve' auction sale so please bid now! all the money goes direct to the charity! please visit the Lifestyle Bazaar website for more details. thanks, rupert.
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Great post! Thanks for sharing! Like the design a lot but not sure it would fit into my Victorian era home... Thoughs? Mens Ties Bow Ties
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