a "Lido" sofa, Memphis, Italy, post 1982.
Plastic laminate, enamelled steel, lacquered wood, upholstered in polychrome textile. Length 150 cm, depth 95 cm, height 95 cm.
Wear, laminate slightly detached at the base.
Private Collection, Sweden. Read more about the Memphis Group – A private collection.
Barbara Radice, "Memphis: Research, Experiences, Failures and Successes of New Design", Thames & Hudson 1994, model illustrated p. 127.
Designed in 1982.
This lot is being sold on behalf of the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
Michele De Lucchi is an Italian designer. At the beginning of the 1980s, De Lucchi was one of the first to join the Memphis Group in Milan, founded by fellow Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, where he, along with other young designers, revolted against the conventional design ideals.
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