A "Tahiti", table lamp, Memphis, Milan, post 1981.
Base in "Bacterio" patterned laminate, polychrome enamelled metal, adjustable shade with one light socket, marked with label Memphis Milano Ettore Sottsass 1981 Made in Italy, height 69 cm.
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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