Louis Ghost Chair

Comments about Kartell Louis Ghost Chair:

After many years of thinking about the Louis Ghost Chair, I finally found a REASON to buy two for my dining room. They are exactly what I expected and their placement in the room in front of a window with a clear class table on a glass pedestal is perfect. The scene is just like a little jewel box within a much larger box. I love the chairs.

Comments about Kartell Louis Ghost Chair:

I have never been a fan of plastic/plastic-y things but this product has changed me. The Ghost chair is such a beautiful piece that it instantly upgrades the look of any room. It takes very little visual space so it doesn't crowd the room even while adding function. I use this as the chair for my laptop/writing desk, which sits alongside the Kartell Ghostbuster cabinet, and have a spare Victoria ghost chair for an additional person to sit or where I leave my handbag/various odds and ends. These chairs have really completed the look of my room. Beautiful, comfortable, sturdy, and lightweight. Definitely recommended!

Service and delivery comments:

Delivery was extremely prompt, product arrived in perfect condition. I only ordered this one chair but the delivery person went through the trouble of opening the box and taking the packaging with him. Excellent service!

Comments about Kartell Louis Ghost Chair:

I was looking for stylish but not-too-expensive chairs to use temporarily while we remodel. We got a set of four crystal (clear) ones and they look great anywhere we put them. I was surprised at how sturdy and comfortable they are. The finish is very high quality. Corners and edges are smooth. The chair comes with soft plastic feet attached to protect floors. They're lightweight enough to move easily and they stack so they're perfect as extra seating.

The proportions are good -- not too large so they don't take up a lot of visual or physical space but ample enough for comfort. It's also nice to find a relatively compact chair with arms. I only wish there was barstool height version.

Comments about Kartell Louis Ghost Chair:

First Impressions
The Louis Ghost Chair is a truly unique product. Made up of a transparent polycarbonate, the chair's appearance makes good on the claim in it's name; neither here nor there, it's ghostly. The design of the chair is handsome and traditional, reflecting the Louis XV style. However, the twist on the classic design that the unmistakably 21st century material and sensibility provides is nearly thrilling. Kartell has made the old new and the tangible intangible; for this reviewer, a comparison to the science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey proved apt. In that film, an astronaut is drawn into a wormhole that pulls him into a kind of future; on the other side is furniture designed in the same shape and style as the Ghost, but solid. With the Louis Ghost Chair, the result is just as uncanny and new, and the transparent material adds a final twist as intriguing as the one in the film. As a piece of furniture art, the Ghost is very successful, but less so as a practical sitting device. While the chair's comfort rating is nothing to brag about, it's certainly nothing to sneeze at either. When it comes to pedigree and environmental ratings, the Kartell Louis Ghost Chair is unrivaled for quality and sustainability.

The X Factor
The sturdiness of the chair, which is a welcome surprise. The look of the chair, as transparent and ghostly as it is, gives the impression that the Ghost Chair is as insubstantial as it's image. This is untrue. The chair held up without any wobbling or lack of rigidity through three days of testing and observation.

This is the kind of chair that can draw some very different opinions. Some don't like the almost insouciant twist on the classical Louis XV form, and others have a mental block against plastic; that it looks or implies cheapness, or a tacky sense of style. For us, this chair hit the sweet spot of modern and classic, modern and functional.

The Bottom Line
For pedigree, style, design and modern beauty, there aren't many chairs that can rival the Kartell Louis Ghost Chair. It's the creme de la creme of plastic furniture art, and the designer and design company couldn't be any more significant in the world of modern furniture. A great buy and highly reccommended.

Comments about Kartell Louis Ghost Chair:

Great looking accent chair- the "see through" aspect is what most people like!
It looks great in my living room, and can be placed anywhere I need extra seating. Goes with everything since it's transparent.

Service and delivery comments:

The customer service is nothing short of amazing (thank you Karen Jennings!). I had some issues that were promptly and satisfactorily take care of. I will certainly not hesistate to purchase from this website again!