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| The Sezz Collection by Christophe Pillet for Emeco |
US furniture brand
Emeco has launched a collection of
aluminium chairs and stools by French designer
Christophe Pillet. The collection was created to furnish the
Sezz Hotel in St. Tropez, and is designed to resemble furniture used in vacation homes - to create the sense of a 'home away from home'.
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| The Sezz Hotel, St.Tropez |
"All hotels in the area are the same - fashion hotels. I wanted the opposite. The precious thing for me is the quality of the
sun in southern France. I wanted the hotel to feel like the smell of the skin when you are on the beach. It is all about taking advantage of nature, the shadows, the trees, the sun... It is more like building a scenography or blending a perfume using the ingredients and flavours of past memories," says Pillet.
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| The Sezz Collection by Christophe Pillet for Emeco |
Pillet hopes that the collection will become a future classic, and expects it to age well. "Today we buy items because we desire the memories attached. I sometimes see my job as a designer just like the writers, artists or movie makers - it is about storytelling. You buy furniture because they are representing your sentimental values, like keeping old photographs. Its all moments in your life. Same when you are choosing furniture, its building your story," he explains.
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| The Sezz Hotel, St.Tropez |
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| The Sezz Hotel, St.Tropez |
