Ettore Sottsass, desk chair, "Synthesis", Olivetti, Italy, 1970s.
Four-part base of lacquered aluminium. Wheel castors. Seat of plastic. Stamped. Seat height 48 cm.
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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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