President M

Dining table

Philippe Starck, 1984

President M is a line of tables and low tables with a disassemblable and fully recyclable structure. The structure has three or four legs, depending on the model, and it is available in metallic silver or matt black finish. The glass top is available in different sizes.

President M is the table designed for François Mitterrand's private study at the Élysée Palace. A project that expresses the contrast between lightness and density, both in materials and meaning. Composed of only three structural parts, it is fully disassemblable. The legs form a secondary structure that supports the true load-bearing elements of the transparent crystal top: die-cast, ribbed shapes that evoke shark fins, angel wings, and biomorphic silhouettes. Visually incongruous forms that are perfectly functional, upon which the top seems to levitate.

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Disassemblable - 100% ricyclable

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Table with disassemblable four-leg structure made of steel tube and aluminum castings painted with epoxy powders in the specified colours.
Tempered clear glass top (10 mm).

Square dining table PS203.Q

Length: 136 cm
Depth: 136 cm
Height: 74 cm

Rectangular dining table PS203.R

Length: 170 cm
Depth: 120 cm
Height: 74 cm

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Finishings and coatings

Metal

Baleri-Italia_Alluminio-Brillante_RAL 9006 — White Aluminium RAL 9006

Baleri-Italia_Nero-Intenso_RAL 9005 — Jet Black RAL 9005

Crystal

Baleri-Italia_Cristallo_Trasparente — Transparent crystal

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Designer

Philippe Starck

Philippe Starck, world famous creator with multifaceted inventiveness, is always focused on the essential, his vision: that creation, whatever form it takes, must improve the lives of as many people as possible.

By employing his prolific work across all domains, from everyday products (furniture, a citrus-squeezer, electric bikes, an individual wind turbine), to architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and spatial engineering (mega yachts, space habitation module), he continually pushes the boundaries and requirements of design, becoming one of the most visionary and renowned creators of the international contemporary scene.

In 1984 and 1985, Philippe Starck collaborated with Baleri Italia to create five pieces of furniture: Café Chair, Francesca Spanish, Richard III, Président M and Mac Gee. Visionary and timeless, these now-iconic creations are still a successful production today.

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