Ettore Sottsass
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A "Malabar" bookcase, Memphis, Italy, post 1982.
Plastic laminate, enamelled steel, lacquered wood, manufacturer's label MEMPHIS MILANO E. SOTTSASS 1982 MADE IN ITALY. Length 254 cm, depth 50 cm, height 236 cm.
Wear, scuff marks/chips in laminate, a few screws missing.
Provenance
Private Collection, Sweden. Read more about the Memphis Group – A private collection.
Literature
Barbara Radice, "Memphis: Research, Experiences, Failures and Successes of New Design", Thames & Hudson 1994, model illustrated p. 97.
More information
Designed in 1982.
This lot is being sold on behalf of the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
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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