Image source: Kartell — C.Koya
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C.Koya
Starck's C.Koya stool for Kartell: a curved 3D wood seat on a steel frame.
455 × 1105 × 455 mm
2024
7.9 kg
Approx. $1,300 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Kartell dates C.Koya to 2024 on its data sheet and credits it to Philippe Starck. The product page asks "Co-working or co-drinking?" and presents the C.Koya stools as versatile pieces from Starck's Smart Wood family, with a minimalist, sleek design.
Construction
The sheet gives the seat as curved 3D wood, in a Basic Veneer finish, while the frame is steel, chrome-plated or painted. It carries an FSC mark.
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Specifications
- Dimensions (code 4937): W 45.5 cm x D 45.5 cm x H 110.5 cm at the highest setting
- Weight: 7.9 kg
- Colour combinations: 4, each pairing a wood tone with a frame colour
- Frame: chrome-plated or painted steel
Story
Co-working or co-drinking
Kartell's page opens with the question and answers it with the stool's versatility: the C.Koya stools are said to enhance both aesthetic and functional opportunities, to blend into diverse settings and decor styles, and to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for work, social gatherings and cherished moments.
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Two heights, four colours
The sheet lists two codes, 4938 and 4937, with different height ranges, and four combinations of seat and frame colours. The page names three of them in its text.
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Collection
Smart Wood Collection
The Smart Wood Collection by Philippe Starck for Kartell, 2019: single-layer, 3D-bent FSC wood seats on steel frames, from the P/Wood chair to the C.Koya stool.
