The design
Deep colour on a polished frame
Ox blood polypropylene for the seat and front legs, polished aluminium for the back legs. It is the quietest of the colourways and the one that sits most easily against wood and warm walls.
HOC0003
The Louis 20 chair designed by French creator Philippe Starck in 1991 and manufactured by Swiss design company Vitra. Then collected over a period of twelve years.Philippe Starck Louis 20 chair for Vitra, ox blood
PricePrice on request
AvailableTo 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.
Delivered nationwide, placed in the roomFourteen day returns
Named "Louis 20" (Louis XX) as a playful nod to the French king-naming tradition.
- Attribution
- The Louis 20 chair designed by French creator Philippe Starck in 1991 and manufactured by Swiss design company Vitra. Then collected over a period of twelve years.
- Period
- 1991 to 1991
- Origin
- Taken in as part of personal collection
- Materials
- Polypropylene seat and front legs, Polished aluminium back legs
The name
A nod to the court
Named Louis 20, or Louis XX, a playful nod to the French king-naming tradition. Designed by Philippe Starck in 1991 and manufactured by Vitra. Formal enough in profile to carry the joke, and modern enough to make it land.
Condition
As bought, as offered
Purchased as new with labels and untouched since. Nothing refinished, nothing replaced. Any marks on the example you take are photographed and written down in the condition report before you commit.
Specimen record
- Catalogue number
- HOC0003
- Attribution
- The Louis 20 chair designed by French creator Philippe Starck in 1991 and manufactured by Swiss design company Vitra. Then collected over a period of twelve years.
- Period
- 1991 to 1991
- Origin
- Taken in as part of personal collection
- Materials
- Polypropylene seat and front legs, Polished aluminium back legs
- Status
- Available
- Price
- Price on request
Availability
- Examples available
- 4
Dimensions
- Measurements
- Confirmed before sale
Materials
- Seat and front legs
- Polypropylene
- Back legs
- Polished aluminium
- Colourway
- Ox blood
- Production
- Designed 1991, production period 1990 to 1999. These chairs dated 1991.
Marks
- Labels
- Purchased as new with labels.
Condition
- Overall
- Untouched original.
Use
- Suitability
- Indoor use. Keep out of prolonged direct sun and clean with a soft cloth.
What comes with the piece
- A condition reportThe example you take, photographed and described plainly, including any marks.
- The provenance fileWhat is known of the chair's history, written down and passed on with it.
- Care notesOne page on keeping polypropylene and polished aluminium well.
- DeliveryBlanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose.
Condition
Untouched original.
Provenance
- Acquired
Purchased as new with labels.
- Collected
Held in one collection, gathered over a period of twelve years.
- Checked
Inspected in our care and recorded as an untouched original.
- Available
Four examples available, offered at a price on request.
Care and delivery
Delivery and returns
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.
Care
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.
Viewings
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.
Questions
Can the chairs be bought as a set
Four examples are available. Say how many you need in your enquiry and we will confirm what can be supplied together, with photographs of each before you commit.
How should the aluminium legs be looked after
A soft dry cloth is enough. Avoid abrasives and polishes with grit in them, and keep the chair out of prolonged direct sun so the colour stays as photographed. Care notes come with the chair.
How do we get a price
Price on request. Send an enquiry with the number of chairs you want and your delivery address, and we will come back with the price and how they can be delivered.
How does buying work
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.
Can you hold a piece
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.
How is delivery arranged
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.
Can we see a piece first
Yes. Viewings are by appointment in North East England, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements.
What condition are the pieces in
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.
Do you buy furniture
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.
Collector words
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.
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