Peter Shire
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a "Cahuenga" floor lamp, Memphis, Italy, post 1985.
Enamelled aluminium, chromed steel, brass. Height 100 cm.
Wear. Not function tested.
Provenance
Private Collection, Sweden. Read more about the Memphis Group – A private collection.
More information
Designed in 1985.
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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