Peter Shire
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A "Peninsula" table, Memphis, Italy, post 1982.
Plastic laminate and lacquered metal, glass top, manufacturer's label MEMPHIS MILANO PETER SHIRE 1982 MADE IN ITALY. Length 150 cm, width 90 cm, height 73 cm.
Wear, minor scuffing.
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. 122.
More information
Designed in 1982.
This lot is being sold on behalf of the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
Designer
Peter Shire is an American artist and designer. At the beginning of the 1980s, Shire was invited by the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass to join the Memphis Group in Milan, where he, together with other young designers, revolted against the conventional design ideals.
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