Reimagined by a star designer, the iconic Miss Dior medallion chair continues to inspire a designer who plays with its silhouette and envelops it in softness.
He made a very notable note on the decoration scene. Miss Dior’s chair was unveiled as part of the Palazzo Citterio, a lavish 18th-century palace.e century, located in the heart of Milan, during a light and music show last June, on the occasion of the Furniture Fair, a major international event in terms of design. Philippe Starck signed an unforgettable debut ball for this young bench.
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The designer invited by Dior to revisit his Médaillon chair, one of the house’s symbols, didn’t just restore it. He gave it a new identity, opting for purity and playing on the lightness of aluminum. A new silhouette that has one or two armrests or none at all. Miss Dior was immediately established as a star. What to fill his parent, who then explained. “Some have searched their whole lives for the little black dress. I have always dreamed of the perfect little chair. This icon of perfection is clearly present in our collective unconscious in the form of the Médaillon Louis XVI chair and its magical oval, one of the symbols of the House of Dior. Everything has always brought me back to this chair. When Dior asked me to work on this model, I felt like I was squaring the circle, completing the cycle. For the first time, I was able to work on the origin of this symbol, the origin of the myth.” Philippe Starck watches over Miss Dior like a good father.
Dior’s Médaillon chair inspired Philippe Starck to create the Miss Dior chair, which was introduced in 2022. Press department
A year after her appearance, she imagined an additional outfit for herself, covering her back and pillow in pale pink Toile de Jouy or fluorescent orange Toile de Jouy with white piping, black Toile de Jouy with black piping, plain fabric in gray with white piping. or ecru terry. A softer wardrobe that earned her the nickname Sweet Miss Dior. These models are not the only surprises of the 2023 Furniture Fair. Miss Dior will now be accompanied by Monsieur Dior, an elegant armchair also dressed in toile de Jouy, stools and side tables. A tribe by Stark branded Dior, beautiful and useful.
Sweet Miss Dior, a soft version imagined by Philippe Starck. photo press
Source: Le Figaro
