Bel Air Shire
BEL AIR Armchair by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano
By Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bel Air armchair, designed in 1982 for the second historic Memphis exhibition, is by radical
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool
Bel Air Armchair by Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
By Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in Milano, MI
La poltrona Bel Air di Peter Shire, prodotta da Memphis Milano è un pezzo di design unico che
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Bel Air Armchair, by Peter Shire for Memphis Collection
By Peter Shire, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Peter Shire
1982
Armchair in wood, wool fabrics.
The Bel Air chair is a tribute to the American
Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Wood
Peter Shire Post Modernist Memphis Design Ceramic Teapot
By Peter Shire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
teapots as seen in my second to the last picture. My last photo of Mr. Shire, seated in his Bel-Air chair
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1978 Peter Shire Earthenware Post Modern Memphis Group Teapot
By Peter Shire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
receipt from the Janus Gallery, dated 1979.
My last photo of Mr. Shire, seated in his iconic Bel-Air
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Brazil Table Special Edition by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Peter Shire
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
most iconic products: the Brazil table (1981) and the Bel Air armchair (1982). In the 1980s Shire began
Category
2010s Side Tables
Materials
Wood
H 28.35 in W 80.71 in D 31.5 in
Hollywood Special Edition Coffee Table by P. Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Peter Shire
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
two of the most iconic products: the Brazil table (1981) and the Bel Air armchair (1982). In the 1980s
Category
2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
H 22.84 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Memphis In Memphis, 1985 Exhibition Poster Framed
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in Chicago, IL
Air" armchair designed by Peter Shire for the Memphis Group. A wonderful American welcome message for
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Memphis Exhibition 35x23" 1984 Gala Chicago, Original Poster by Xeno Framed
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in Chicago, IL
presentation of the first Memphis Collection in 1983.
The poster shows a figure sitting back in a 'Bel Air
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
H 35.5 in W 23.37 in D 1.5 in
Ultrarainbowla Monumental Floor Mirror, Custom Piece, Greg Palombo, 2023
Located in Culver City, CA
a Vladimir Kagan accent chair, and a Peter Shire Bel Air Chair and not only does this piece make a
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
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IVORY Pedestal and Side Table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The ivory pedestal is (in my mind) the accompaniment to Sottsass' TARTAR Cubist-like sideboard --- a visual attempt to show each elevation/plain as though it were 3-D rather than a f...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Pedestals
Materials
Hardwood
FLAMINGO Side Table by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele De Lucchi was a principal member of the Italian radical groups Alchymia and Memphis.
This elegant table, created for Memphis in 1984, is one of a series of four which use ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
D'Antibes Wooden Storage Cabinet, by George Sowden for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, George Sowden, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Designed in 1981 by George Sowden, The "D'Antibes" is a piece of storage furniture with long legs. Cabinet in lacquered wood silkscreened on the two sides.
George Sowden was born in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 63 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
21st Century Ej Ee Bed Upholstered Cotton Velvet Headboard by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Postmodernism movement is notoriously difficult to define. So the best way to characterize this elusive art movement is that it’s a reaction against the utopian ideals of moderni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cotton, Wood
H 69.3 in W 137.8 in D 90.56 in
Horizon Double Bed, by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Horizon Double bed designed in 1984 by Michele De Lucchi, in plastic laminate, with optional cotton bedspread (designed by Ettore Sottsass) optional.
Michele De Lucchi was born in 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Plastic
H 31.5 in W 86.62 in D 98.43 in
Rare Italian Post-Modern Light Sculpture / Table Lamp by Masayo Ave
By Masayo Ave, Antonangeli
Located in New York, NY
A light sculpture / desk / table lamp made from sponge creating a warm lighting presence and brilliant sculptural form by Japanese Artist, Masayo Ave, designed in 1998 for Antonangel...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Manhattan Trolley by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Manhattan trolley in metal and glass by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano collection
Additional information:
Trolley in metal and coloured glass.
Collection: Memphis Milano
De...
Category
2010s Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Gli Specchi Di Dioniso 6 Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Glas Italia IN STOCK
By Glas Italia, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Macherio, IT
Dioniso6 Gli Specchi di Dioniso wall mirror is from a collection of 6 wall mirrors in different shapes and sizes characterizes by polychromatic frames composed of elements in laminat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
H 28.35 in W 24.81 in D 1.58 in
Diva Mirror, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Diva Mirror with plastic laminate, was originally designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Pol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Mimosa End Table with Glass Top, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Mimosa end table in plastic laminate with glass top, designed in 1984, by Ettore Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern End Tables
Materials
Glass, Plastic
H 16.54 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Peter Shire Signed Ceramic California Exp Studio Pottery Splatter Bowl, 1982
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and scarce work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) o...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 3 in W 7.15 in D 7.15 in
"Flores" Inlaid Leather Top Console Table by Nestor Perkal for Oscar Maschera
By Nestor Perkal, Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Flores" is a console table, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring a steel base epoxy powder coated and bronze colored and a tabletop made of honeyc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Steel
H 37.4 in W 47.5 in D 15.7 in
Cucumber Ceramic Flower Vase, by Martine Bedin from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Cucumber flower vase was originally designed by Martine Bedin in 1985 for Memphis. An object not thought for simple use but for a long contemplation, the ceramic vase is a true c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Polar End Table in Plastic and Wood by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Coll
By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Polar end table in plastic and wood by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano collection
Additional information:
End table in plastic laminate and lacquered wood.
Collection: Memp...
Category
2010s End Tables
Materials
Plastic
H 15.75 in W 27.56 in D 13.78 in
Holebid Briar Coffee Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Holebid coffee table in briar and plastic laminate, is designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Plastic
H 17.33 in W 42.52 in D 42.52 in
Postmodern Memphis Style Bar Stools, Italy 1980s, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of bar height Italian post modern bar chairs inspired by Memphis Milano. Made of black lacquered steel with black moulded rubber seats and backs.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Recent Sales
"Bel Air" Chair by Peter Shire for Memphis
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Fabulous and colorful chair designed by Peter Shire for Memphis. Cotton fabric over foam, with
Category
20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs
Peter Shire Postmodern Memphis Ceramic Teapot
By Peter Shire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
photo of Mr. Shire, seated in his Bel-Air chair, was taken by Mat Hayward.
The following was taken
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Peter Shire Bel Air Chair Signed Artist Proof Print Memphis Milano
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed artist proof serigraph by Peter Shire, a Los Angeles-based artist and founding member of The
Category
Vintage 1980s Prints
Materials
Paper
Peter Shire Postmodern Memphis Ceramic Double Spouted Teapot
By Peter Shire
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. In very good vintage condition.
My last photo of Mr. Shire, seated in his Bel-Air chair, was taken
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four HaRry Segil Ringo Starr Fan Chairs and Two Ottomans
By Harry Segil
Located in Hanover, MA
Shire's Bel Air chair. They are upholstered in multiple solid colors of leather, faux snakeskin, patent
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Cerchio Woollen Carpet by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
By Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
designed two of the most iconic products: the Brazil table (1981) and the Bel Air armchair (1982). In the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese More Carpets
Materials
Wool
Triangolo Woollen Carpet by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
By Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
designed two of the most iconic products: the Brazil table (1981) and the Bel Air armchair (1982). In the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Carpets
Materials
Wool
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Bel Air Shire For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic bel air shire available at 1stDibs. Each bel air shire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and ceramic. There are 6 variations of the antique or vintage bel air shire you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a bel air shire — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You’ll likely find more than one bel air shire that is appealing in its simplicity, but Peter Shire, Memphis Milano and Memphis Group produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Bel Air Shire?
Prices for a bel air shire can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,200 and can go as high as $15,436, while the average can fetch as much as $6,012.
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