Viewings by appointment in North East England, delivery nationwide
To arrange a viewing, ask a question or begin an acquisition, send us a note below. For higher value pieces we handle the sale personally rather than through a checkout.
This chair offers a modern, graphic remake of a classic dining chair that combines soft, feminine lines with advanced plastic manufacturing technology.
La Marie is a completely transparent dining chair, designed by the French creator Philippe Starck and produced by Kartell. It is globally recognised as the first chair in the world to be moulded from a single piece of transparent polycarbonate. There is no frame, no join and no fixing anywhere on it.
Transparent furniture reads as air, in a photograph and in a small room. La Marie suits a table where the floor and the walls are already doing the work, and it disappears when it is not being looked at. Twelve examples are recorded, so a full set can stay together.
Each chair is an untouched original, with nothing altered, repaired or replaced. Clear polycarbonate shows its history on the surface, so any marking is photographed and described plainly. A written condition report comes with the chair.
Untouched original.
Collected as part of a personal collection, 2012
The design is recorded as Philippe Starck's for Kartell. The production year of this example is not confirmed, so we do not state one
Inspected, cleaned and photographed in our care
Price on request. Delivered nationwide and placed in the room you choose
We deliver nationwide with a specialist furniture courier, blanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Within North East England we deliver ourselves, usually inside the week, and collection is welcome by arrangement.
If a piece arrives and does not suit the room, tell us within fourteen days. We will arrange collection and refund what you paid. All we ask is that the piece comes back in the condition it arrived.
Vintage furniture is straightforward to live with. Keep pieces out of direct sun and away from radiators, wipe with a barely damp cloth, and wax timber once a year. Every piece comes with care notes written for its own materials.
The collection is kept in North East England and viewings are by appointment, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements and take your time with the piece.
We do not date it. The design is recorded as Philippe Starck's for Kartell, and the chairs were collected as part of a personal collection in 2012. The production year of the chairs themselves is not confirmed, so we do not state one.
Twelve are recorded in the collection. Tell us how many you need in your enquiry and we will confirm what can be supplied together.
It marks on the surface like any clear material, which is why it is cleaned with a soft damp cloth and a mild detergent, never an abrasive or a solvent. Any marking present is photographed and described in the condition report.
Every piece is one of one, so there is no basket. Send an enquiry and we will reply the same day where we can, usually with more photographs and the condition report. When you are ready, payment is by bank transfer and we arrange delivery.
Yes, for forty eight hours while you measure the room. Beyond that we take a small refundable deposit and mark the piece reserved until you decide.
Nationwide by specialist furniture courier, blanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Within North East England we deliver ourselves, usually inside the week.
Yes. Viewings are by appointment in North East England, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements.
Ready for daily use unless the listing says otherwise. Every piece is checked before it is listed, photographed honestly with any wear shown, and sold with a written condition report. Anything repaired or replaced is stated plainly on the piece's page.
We do. If you have a piece by one of the designers of the last century, or think you might, send photographs through the selling page and we will come back with a view and, where it suits the collection, an offer.
The chair arrived exactly as described, and better than the photographs, which were the reason I rang. The paperwork that came with it answered every question I had.
They talked me out of the piece I wanted and into the piece the room needed. Right on both counts.
Solid, clean and honestly described. The condition report matched the piece down to the small marks it listed.
