Flos
KTRIBE
table lamp, floor lamp, pendants, wall lamp
design Philippe Starck, 2006
KTRIBE
Table lamp T1 et T2
design Philippe Starck, 2006
The KTribe table lamp belongs to the KTribe family, which was Philippe Stark's first major commercial success for Flos after the small Miss K. lamp, which shares an obvious family resemblance with it.
Its PMMA diffuser is available in transparent versions (silver, bronze or smoked), as well as in beige pleated fabric. In its transparent versions, the lampshade reveals the inner diffuser in opal white polycarbonate, which disappears when the lamp is switched off.
Materials Base and rod support in molded zamak alloy, polished and chrome-plated. Rod, arm and diffuser support in polished aluminum tube. Counterweight in galvanized cast steel. Internal diffuser in polycarbonate injection molded in opaline color. External PMMA injection molded diffuser. Upper ring in injection molded polycarbonate.
Table lamp KTribe T1
Light source 1 x E27 – integrated dimmer
Dimensions H56 cm – streamer H22,2 x Ø31,5 cm – base 20,6 x 20,6 cm – weight 3,1 kg (PPMA) / 3,8 kg (glass)
Fumee
650 €
Clear
650 €
Glass
790 €
Table lamp KTribe T2
Light source 1 x E27 – integrated dimmer
Dimensions H69 cm – streamer H30 x Ø39,5 cm – base 25 x 25 cm – weight 5,9 kg
Alumnized silver
890 €
Alumnized bronze
890 €
Fabric
890 €
Clear
780 €
Fumee
780 €
Philippe Starck
“Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous... this is how I see my duty as a designer.”
Philippe Starck was born in Paris in 1949. He graduated from the École Missim de Camondo in 1967 and founded his first design firm in 1968.
In 1982, Philippe was commissioned by the then-president of France, Francois Mitterrand, to design the interior space for the private apartments in the Elysée Palace. Following that incredible achievement, he designed the famous Café Costes, cementing his position in the design world.
Philippe also designed the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the control tower at Bordeaux airport.
Philippe believes that objects should “good” before being beautiful. The designer also believes in the concept of “democratic design,” meaning that quality objects should be available at lower prices so that more people can enjoy the best. He considers it his duty to share his ethical and subversive vision of a fairer world. The designer has created a wide range of objects from furniture to mail order homes, motorbikes, mega-yachts, outdoor furniture, interiors, floor lamps, and he has even developed artistic direction for space-travel projects.
FLOS favorites include a wide assortment of table and floor lamps by Philippe Starck: Ara, Archimoon K, Guns Table, Guns Lounge, K Tribe, Romeo, Rosy Angelis, Superarchimoon.