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Ettore Sottsass

(Italy, 1917-2007)
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25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 210 - 2 650 EUR
2 280 - 2 730 USD
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Ettore Sottsass
(Italy, 1917-2007)

an "Quisisiana" ceiling lamp, Memphis, Italy post 1981.

Metal, enamelled in different coloures, marked with label Memphis Milano E. Sottsass 1981 Made in Italy, length ca 103 cm.

Literature

Memphis: Furniture Milano, manufacturer's catalogue, 1981.

Designer

Ettore Sottsass was an Italian architect and designer. In 1980, Sottsass founded the Memphis Group - a postmodern, collaborative, architecture and design group based in Milan, Italy. The group focused heavily on unconventional furniture design. Sottsass has been described as influential in the postmodern design language that opposes the ideals of strict functionalism.

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