Ettore sottsass design

in 1979, for Studio Alchimia / Italy, laminated wooden boards covered in diverse multicoloured decoration. Marked with plaquette. Height c. 195 cm, width c. 63 cm, depth c. 47 cm. (MHA) The present object was exhibited at the Milan furniture fair (“Salone del Mobile”) in 2012. Lit.: Andrea Branzi, Il design italiano 1964–1990, ill. p. 234; Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass, Electa, ill. p. 192; Ettore Sottsass, Editions du Centre Pompidou, ill. p. 93

Love me some Ettore Sottsass. Everyone knows him for his Memphis stuff, which, if I am honest, is radical, and important, but I wouldn't wa...

A string of exhibitions shine a light into the unexplored corners of Ettore Sottsass’s prolific 60-year career

Carlton Bookcase (Memphis), Ettore Sottsass, 1981

Italian brand Alessi expands their Twergi collection with a re-release of Ettore Sottsass's 1989 designs for a pepper mill and nutcracker.

Celebrating Ceramics - 100 jaar Ettore Sottsass, an exhibition on the ceramic work of Ettore Sottsass on the occasion of the centenary of his birth, at the Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch.

Triennale Design Museum presents Casa Lana, a new acquisition that faithfully reconstructs an apartment interior originally conceived by Ettore Sottsass in 1965

Original "Carlton" bookcase/ room divider/ sculpture, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981, Italy.Wood construction with coloured laminate surface, handmade in Italy. The cabinet includes two pull out drawers and numerous storage shelves. Metal makers label: "Memphis Milano - Ettore Sottsass 1981". Very cool, indeed!Literature:Collection Museum of Modern Art, New