Ettore Sottsass Carlton
Ettore Sottsass - "Carlton" Bookcase
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in PAU, FR
Bookcase named "Carlton" design by Ettore Sottsass in 1981.
Produced by Memphis Milano, Italie
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Carlton Miniature / 1:4 Scale by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ettore Sottsass himself after his iconic full-scale object, the Carlton cabinet
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Carlton Memphis Milano Bookcase or Room Divider by Ettore Sottsass, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Memphis Milano Carlton bookcase by Ettore Sottsass. Post-Modern, sculptural, multicolor "Carlton
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Laminate
'Carlton' Room Divider and Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
Probably the most iconic of all Ettore Sottsass' designs, the colourful Carlton is half room
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Laminate, Wood
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Carlton Wood Miniature Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and seemingly random interplay of solids and voids
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Plastic
H 19.3 in W 18.71 in D 3.23 in
Carlton Wood Room Divider, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and seemingly random interplay of solids and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Plastic
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Ettore Sottsass East Side Arm Chair
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
Iconic East Side arm chair in Royal Blue designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll International in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Black Callimaco by Ettore Sottsass, Early Limited Edition
By Ettore Sottsass, Artemide
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited Edition Callimaco floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass in black.
Callimaco was designed by Ettore
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Abstract post modern polychrome pyramid sculpture Memphis 1980, wood - Signed
Located in Paris, FR
see Sottsass’s “Carlton” bookcase, which looks like an immense totem, to be believed, or even his
Category
Vintage 1980s Hungarian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 19.69 in W 14.18 in D 16.93 in
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Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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H 27.56 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in
Ettore Sottsass Flying Carpet Armchair by Bedding Brevetti 1970s Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
The Flying Carpet or Tappeto Volante armchair is an iconic seat with a base and an armrest in beech wood, the seat, and the back are made with polyurethane foam padding with multicol...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
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Fabric, Wood, Velvet
H 27.17 in W 72.05 in D 42.13 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Beds and Bed Frames
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Cotton, Wood
H 69.3 in W 137.8 in D 90.56 in
GUFRAMINI Little Bocca Miniature by Studio 65
By Gufram Furniture, Studio 65
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The little Bocca, drawing from the exact proportions of the original version, maintains the sinuous feel and sensuality of a woman’s lips, exactly as intended by Studio65 which desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
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Rare 'Kono' Dining Table / Desk by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani, 1984
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and large 'Kono' table, which works excellent as either a dining table or a desk, by Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli was designed in 1984 and this example...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
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Granite, Copper
H 28.5 in W 86.5 in D 39.5 in
Pink ‘Ultrafragola’ Mirror Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous pink ‘Ultrafragola’ mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass is probably the most iconic of all his many designs. Originally produced in the 1970s by Poltronova, the ‘Ultraf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors a...
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Glass, Acrylic
H 76.78 in W 39.38 in D 5.12 in
Knole Settee, Cowdray Park, English, Lengyon & Co, olive velvet, tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- EXCEPTIONALLY, RARE, MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE, THE COWDRAY PARK KNOLE SETTEE, INVENTORY NUMBER D2029
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Tapestry, Velvet
H 43.71 in W 69.3 in D 27.17 in
Ettore Sottsass "Pausania" Table Lamp
By Artemide, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamps by the master! True collector's items from Italy.
Available the pair.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Hug Sofa Upholstered, Chubby Arms by Rejo Studio
By REJO design studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
Long comfortable hug. The hug sofa features two welcoming chubby arms and a magical handy space for your books.
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2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Sofas
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Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd.,
Finland, 1929.
Birch.
Stamped.
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
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Birch
Italian Modern Brick System Bookcase by DDL Studio for Collezioni Longato 1970s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Collezioni Longato
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern modular plastic Brick System bookcase by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Collezioni Longato Padova, 1970s.
Brick System modular bookcase, in "brick" plastic, made up ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Plastic
H 63.78 in W 72.84 in D 12.6 in
Contemporary Art TOTEM Odalisca Yellow Black White PA by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited rdition of 29 pieces.
These ceramic columns evoke Totems and Menhir, ancient architectures or imaginary archetypes, among timeless sacredness and contemporary irony.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 81.11 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Mimosa End Table with Glass Top, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
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
Bel Air Armchair by Peter Shire
By Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bel Air armchair, designed in 1982 for the second historic Memphis exhibition, is by radical Southern California iconoclast Peter Shire. With its "beachball"-like corner sculptur...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool
Zanotta, Jonathan de Pas, Cento Sectional Sofa, Brown Leather, 1973, Italy
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Jonathan de Pas Cento sectional sofa, brown leather, 1973, Italy.
Four-piece sectional sofa. Very rare.
Italy, 1990s.
Brown leather.
'Zanotta' fabric labels and decking fabri...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Leather
Modern T50 Lounge Chair, White Wool Bouclé, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
T50 Lounge Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the T50 lounge chair pays homage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Wood, Oak
H 31.5 in W 25.6 in D 39.38 in
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Ettore Sottsass Maple and Mahogany Secretaire, Carlton Shelf Style, Italy, 1980
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A mahogany and maple secretaire designed by Ettore Sottsass in Italy in the 1980s.
Its original
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
H 53.15 in W 42.52 in D 14.57 in
Number 3 of Limited Edition Carlton, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Ravenna, IT
piece was designed by Ettore Sottsass himself and was first presented at the historic Memphis exhibition
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Bookcases
Materials
Plastic
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Carlton Bookcase By Ettore Sottsass For Memphis Milano.
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Marseille, FR
Room divider in plasticlaminate by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis 1981.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Bookcases
Fantastic Ettore Sotsass Carlton for Memphis, Milano, circa 1980
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Megeve, FR
Fantastic Ettore Sotsass Carlton for Memphis, Milano, circa 1980. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Ettore Sottsass Carlton Shelf, 1981, by Memphis Italy, Room Divider
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Munster, NRW
1981, the Ettore Sottsass room divider “Carlton” was among the most noted pieces. “Carlton” symbolizes
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Laminate
H 76.78 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in L 76.78 in
"Carlton" Bookcase By Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Girona, Spain
"Carlton" Bookcase By Ettore Sottsass.
Produced by Memphis Milano, 1981.
Wood and plastic
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bookcases
Original "Carlton" Cabinet/ Sculpture, designed by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Original "Carlton" bookcase/ room divider/ sculpture, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981, Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Laminate
Iconic First Edition Memphis Milano Carlton Bookcase By Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Portlaoise, IE
An iconic first edition Carlton bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for the Memphis Milano group. Designed
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Formica, Wood
H 78.15 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Ashoka table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass. Italy, 1981.
Metal construction, lacquered in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Carlton Room Divider Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, DE
Carlton Room Divider Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano
The totemic Carlton
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
H 77.56 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Original Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
A green and black Ettore Sottsass jr. table lamp model Pausania, produced in 1982 by Artemide Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Ice Bucket Mela by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish and rare complete ice bucket set designed in the early 1950s by Ettore Sottsass for
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wine Coolers
Materials
Aluminum
Bookcase By E. Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
MODEL CARLTON
RECENT EDITION MENPHIS MILANO 1981
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Bookcases
Carlton Designed by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
The Carlton bookcase and room divider, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981, Italy.
Wood and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Laminate
Early Carlton Bookcase Roomdivider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dallas, TX
An iconic, early example of the Carlton bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981.
Category
Vintage 1980s Bookcases
H 76.75 in W 75 in D 15.75 in
Carlton Bookcase Roomdivider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
Colorful iconic 'Carlton' bookcase or room-divider designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Ashoka table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass. Italy, 1981.
Metal construction, lacquered in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Ashoka table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass. Italy, 1981.
Metal construction, lacquered in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Ashoka table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1981.
Metal construction, lacquered in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Miniature of the Iconic Carlton Bookcase Designed by Sottsass Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Brussels, BE
A perfect miniature reproduction of the iconic Carlton bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass for
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Laminate
H 13 in W 12.41 in D 2.64 in
"Carlton" Shelf or Room Divider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, Italy, 1981
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Ettore Sottsass Carlton Shelf, 1981, by Memphis Italy, room divider in very good condition.
Iconic
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Laminate, Wood
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Ettore Sottsass, Carlton Bookcase
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, DE
Carlton bookcase and room divider, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981, Italy.
One of 30 copies
Category
Vintage 1980s European Modern Bookcases
Ettore Sottsass / Carlton Bookcase Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Fuveau, Provence
Iconic "Carlton" bookcase by Ettore Sottsass manufactured by Memphis Milano.
Some light scratch
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Memphis Group Bookcases
Materials
Wood
1981, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Carlton Bookcase
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic Carlton bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981.
Near mint original condition with the
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
1981, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis 'Carlton' Bookshelf, Vintage Production
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic 'Carlton' bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano in 1981,
Old production
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
H 76.78 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Ashkoa Lamp By Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, DE
Ashkoa table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981.
Metal construction, lacquered in different
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Memphis W. Carlton; bookcase room divider by Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
"lack of culture". The 'Carlton' has been described as a weird hybrid of stylised person and tree and
Category
20th Century American Bookcases
Carlton Bookcase Roomdivider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Madrid, ES
Carlton room divider, designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass, in wood and plastic laminate. The vivid
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Ashkoa Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, DE
Ashkoa table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981.
Metal construction, lacquered in different
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Carlton Bookcase '1:4 Scale Miniature' by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Denton, MD
/Milano. Designed by founder, Ettore Sottsass, this miniature represents one of the most iconic designs in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Laminate, Wood
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Ettore Sottsass Carlton For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ettore sottsass carlton for your home. Frequently made of wood, laminate and plastic, every ettore sottsass carlton was constructed with great care. There are 12 variations of the antique or vintage ettore sottsass carlton you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a ettore sottsass carlton — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A ettore sottsass carlton, designed in the Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Ettore Sottsass Carlton?
A ettore sottsass carlton can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $15,151, while the lowest priced sells for $1,082 and the highest can go for as much as $21,494.
Ettore Sottsass for sale on 1stDibs
An architect, industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, Ettore Sottsass led a revolution in the aesthetics and technology of modern design in the late 20th century.
Sottsass was the oldest member of the Memphis Group — a design collective, formed in Milan in 1980, whose irreverent, spirited members included Alessandro Mendini, Michele de Lucchi, Michael Graves and Shiro Kuramata. All had grown disillusioned by the staid, black-and-brown “corporatized” modernism that had become endemic in the 1970s. Memphis (the name stemmed from the title of a Bob Dylan song) countered with bold, brash, colorful, yet quirkily minimal designs for furniture, glassware, ceramics and metalwork. They mocked high-status by building furniture with inexpensive materials such as plastic laminates, decorated to resemble exotic finishes such as animal skins. Their work was both functional and — as intended — shocking. Even as it preceded the Memphis Group's formal launch, Sottsass's iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell and radical pops of pink neon — embodies many of the collective's postmodern ideals.
Sottsass's most-recognized designs appeared in the first Memphis collection, issued in 1981 — notably the multihued, angular Carlton room divider and Casablanca bookcase. As pieces on 1stDibs demonstrate, however, Sottsass is at his most imaginative and expressive in smaller, secondary furnishings such as lamps and chandeliers, and in table pieces and glassware that have playful and sculptural qualities.
It was as an artist that Ettore Sottsass was celebrated in his life, in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 2006, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art a year later. Even then Sottsass’s work prompted critical debate. And for a man whose greatest pleasure was in astonishing, delighting and ruffling feathers, perhaps there was no greater accolade. That the work remains so revolutionary and bold — that it breaks with convention so sharply it will never be considered mainstream — is a testament to his genius.
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