Phillipe Starck's original work is elegant, witty, and eye-catching. The Liberte letter holder and the boites pesee's are from a line of desk organizers Starck designed for his own firm oWo in 1989. The green top resembles a small grassy field and can hold envelopes, notes, pens, or business cards. The pensees hold original printed paper for your thoughts..The green sits on a burgundy bakelite base, which is signed on the underside. This is original oWo by Starck himselve!! not the replicas by alessi some years later!!