Kartell is really letting it hang out for the Salone del Mobile furniture fair going down in Milan right now. The iconic Italian maker of fine furniture has given aging-gracefully rock star Lenny Kravitz free reign on an upholstery update of the Mademoiselle chair originally designed for Kartell by Philippe Starck. These re-imagined Mademoiselle chairs are on display inside the Kartell flagship store, on a black set suggestive of a stage ready to host a performance.

Not a huge surprise that Kravitz slathered the chairs in exotic fur, leather, and python but they look surprising nonetheless. “The Kravitz design take on the Mademoiselle chair is haute couture meets rock and roll,” the rocker informs, speaking in semi-third-person. We are guessing that our first though on these furry fineries was shared by Kravitz at some point along the design process: It would feel good to sit in this naked.

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Great news are coming from interior brand Kartell. The iconic 4801 armchair, originally designed by Joe Colombo is being re-issued. Originally released in 1965 in plywood, the chair returns in plastic this time. At the time they were not able to produce the chair in plastic. Kartell is known for their plastic design objects, so the chair is a great fit. This time around the chair comes priced at about $2,000 USD.

Some years ago, Phillipe Stark conceived of the Mr. Impossible Chair. At the time, the design was impossible as technology did not allow the welding of two transparent shells together. Having now the required technology, the Mr. Impossible chairs have become a reality. New York’s Kartell store exhibited Stark’s design along side his Misses Flower Power vases. (via Mocoloco).