Ettore Sottsass
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An "Ultrafragola" mirror, Poltronova, Italy, 21st century.
Acrylic front, mirror glass, pink internal lighting, metal manufacturer's label centro studi poltronova ultrafragola ettore sottsass. Height 195 cm, width 100 cm.
Minor wear.
Provenance
Private Collection, Sweden.
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Designed in 1970.
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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