a "Sophia" writing desk, Memphis, Italy, post 1985.
Plastic laminate, lacquered wood, plywood, branded MEMPHIS MILANO A. CIBIC 1985 MADE IN ITALY. Length 120 cm, depth 90 cm, height 75 cm.
Wear, veneer damage, edge knocks.
Private Collection, Sweden. Read more about the Memphis Group – A private collection.
Designed in 1985.
This lot is being sold on behalf of the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
Aldo Cibic is an Italian designer. At the beginning of the 1980s, Cibic 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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