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Vintage Postmodern Console With Ettore Sottsass Veneer Table 80s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Postmodern Console featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The console meticulously re-veneered
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Round Nightstands With Ettore Sottsass Veneer Postmodern 1980s
By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano, Gaetano Pesce, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Round Nightstands Featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The vintage nightstands have been re
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Vintage Square Dining Table Games Table With Ettore Sottsass Veneer Postmodern
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Square Dining Table/Games Table featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The vintage table has
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Game Tables
Materials
Wood
H 29.5 in W 40.63 in D 41 in
'Bloque 3', Modular Cube Featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cocktail Table With Ettore Sottsass Veneer Side Table Postmodern 80s
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cocktail Table featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The vintage cocktail table has been re
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 19.25 in W 14 in D 14 in
'Bloque 5', Modular Cube Featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
'Bloque 4', Modular Cube Featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
'Bloque 6', Modular Cube Featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
'Bloque 2', Modular Cube Featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
"Bloque 7", Modular Cube featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
'Bloque 1', Modular Cube featuring Original 1980s Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Ettore Sottsass Veneer And Acrylic Globe Lamps
By Mario Botta, Reggiani Lampadari, Gae Aulenti, Robert Sonneman, Memphis Milano
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of Ettore Sottsass Veneer & Acrylic Globe Lamps.
The lamps are newly made and have been
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Postmodern Platform Bed And Headboard With Ettore Sottsass Veneer
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
with the original Ettore Sottsass design from 1985. Sottsass, an iconic figure in the Memphis design
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Vintage Dresser With Ettore Sottsass Veneer Postmodern 1980s
By Gaetano Pesce, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This vintage dresser features re-veneering with the original ALPI veneer, designed by Ettore
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Postmodern Coffee Table Ettore Sottsass Veneer 80s MCM Retro
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The vintage postmodern coffee table has been re-veneered with the original Ettore Sottsass pattern
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Nightstands Featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer 70s 80s
By Gaetano Pesce, Mario Bellini, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Jan Ekselius
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The vintage nightstands have been re-veneered with the original Ettore Sottsass pattern from 1985
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Vintage Postmodern Geometric And Glass Coffee Table Ettore Sottsass Veneer 80s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Ettore Sottsass, Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani
Located in Palm Desert, CA
original Ettore Sottsass pattern from 1985.
ALPI manufactures the distinctive veneer.
Color: Grey
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 13.75 in W 51 in D 26.88 in
Vintage Cocktail Table With Ettore Sottsass Red Veneer Side Table Postmodern 80s
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cocktail Table featuring Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The vintage cocktail table has been re
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 19.25 in W 14 in D 14 in
Vintage Postmodern Dry Bar Console DJ Table 80s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Postmodern Dry Bar/Console/DJ Table.
Showcasing an exclusive Ettore Sottsass Veneer design
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Ettore Sottsass Tartar Prototype
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, FL
An Ettore Sottsass masterwork, this unique "Tartar" table is museum worthy. It is perhaps a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Marble
Ettore Sottsass "OSPITE" Dinning Table Bria Wood Veneer 3 Silver Plated Legs
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Ettore Sottsass, "Ospite" round dining table with three silver plated brass legs. The table and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Zanotta Edizioni Nairobi Bar Cabinet in Red Veneered Laminate by Ettore Sottsass
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Edizioni Nairobi Bar Cabinet in Red Veneered Laminate by Ettore Sottsass
Signed original
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
H 74.81 in W 33.47 in D 21.66 in
Nairobi Bar Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Doral, FL
Nairobi Bar Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta Edizioni
Red veneered laminate frame
Base and
Category
1990s Italian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Tartar Sideboard for Memphis Srl
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tartar sideboard by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis (1985) is remarkable in several ways. Sottsass
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Hardwood
Postmodern Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Round dining table designed by Ettore Sottsass, a piece of postmodern design in Memphis style. The
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Ettore Sottsass Pink Dining Chair for Leitner
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pink, Sottsass, Leitner, Postmodern, chair, 1980s
dining chair with and expressive burl veneer
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Burl, Lacquer
Postmodern Ettore Sottsass Pink Dining Chairs for Leitner, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Postmodern; Ettore Sottsass; Pink; Burgundy; Lacquer; Burl Veneer; dining chairs; Leitner; 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Burl, Lacquer
Zanotta Edizioni Mombasa Chest of Drawers in Brown Painted by Ettore Sottsass
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Edizioni Mombasa Chest of Drawers in Brown Painted by Ettore Sottsass
Signed original
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pearwood
H 56.3 in W 32.29 in D 22.84 in
Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Bastonio Chest of Drawers, circa 1964
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Ettore Sottsass 'Bastonio' chest of five drawers, designed 1963 and manufactured by Poltronovo
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ash, Beech, Rosewood, Paint
H 39.77 in W 44.1 in D 23.63 in
Pair of "Primavera" Marble Gueridons by Ettore Sottsass
By Ultima Edizione, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A pair of white veneered marble gueridons.
Marble base and top, metal stem.
Designed by Ettore
Category
1990s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Ettore Sottsass Rare Limited Edition Piccoli Libri Cabinet, 1992
By Design Gallery Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Piccoli Libri cabinet designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1992 edited by Design Gallery Milano.
P.A
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1990s Italian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Vintage 'Donau' Collection Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini. Table is executed in birds eye maple has blue tubular steel rods
Category
Vintage 1980s Austrian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Bookcase Cabinet Donau, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner, 1980s
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Zagreb, HR
A rare Memphis design bookcase cabinet from the "Donau" series designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass
Category
Vintage 1980s Austrian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
H 82.68 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner Donau Collection Bed and Nightstand
By Marco Zanini, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Forney, TX
master architect and furniture designer Ettore Sottsass (Austria/Italy, 1917-2007) in collaboration with
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Laminate, Wood
H 42.5 in W 40.5 in D 84.75 in
Ettore Sottsas Ospite Table Zanotta Postmodern, 1980s
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Ospite dining table.
Designed in 1984 and produced by Zanotta. Painted brier
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Single Side Table
Located in Lisboa, PT
genius, Ettore Sottsass.
The meticulously designed multilaminar wood veneer, a testament to Sottsass
Category
2010s Lithuanian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Elegant Brass & Walnut Coffee Table, 1970s, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
Ettore Sottsass who used this principle of incrusted feet into top. The contrast between the wood and the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Burlwood Veneer Nightstands
By Milo Baughman, Steve Chase, Pace Collection, Lane Furniture, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of Vintage Burlwood Veneer Nightstands.
The vintage nightstands have been meticulously re
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Ivory Side Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Shiro Kuramata
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Vintage Waterfall Nightstands With Kengo Kuma Veneer MCM 70s 80s Postmodern
By Milo Baughman, Kengo Kuma, Steven Chase 1, Ettore Sottsass, Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of Vintage Waterfall Nightstands Featuring Kengo Kuma Veneer.
The vintage nightstands have
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Wall Mirror Lake 1 by Noom, Ettore Sottsass ALPI Wood
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Mirrors: Optiwhite, Black tint mirror, Copper tint mirror.
Materials for base: Veneered wood, Madrona wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Pair of Vintage Night Stands With Kengo Kuma Veneer MCM 70s 80s Postmodern Retro
By Kengo Kuma, Steven Chase 1, Ettore Sottsass, Karl Springer, Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Pair of Nightstands Featuring Kengo Kuma Veneer.
The vintage nightstands have been
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Night Stands
Materials
Wood
H 21.75 in W 30 in D 18 in
Vintage Console With Kengo Kuma Veneer MCM 70s 80s Postmodern Retro
By Kengo Kuma, Pace Collection, Ettore Sottsass, Karl Springer, Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Console Featuring Kengo Kuma Veneer.
The vintage console has been meticulously re-veneered
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Post Modern Nine Drawer Dresser Chest of Drawers Granite and White Mica Laminate
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern dresser or chest of drawers rendered in textured granite and white Formica Laminate, with slanted front drawers all on tracks. USA, 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Formica, Laminate, Wood
H 28.5 in W 76 in D 20 in
Paris Chair in Veneer and Metal by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass. At the beginning of the ’80s she spent two years in Sottsass’s studio
Category
2010s Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 26.38 in Dm 23.63 in
Postmodern Memphis Group Style Sideboard in Black and Blue, 1980s
Located in Berlin, DE
designer.
The corpus is made out of oak veneer which is lacquered black and blue.
You can slide the doors
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Paris Memphis N°4 Candleholder by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy, and flamboyance to the
Category
2010s French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Metal
Paris Memphis N°3 Candleholder by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy, and flamboyance to the
Category
2010s French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Metal
MARGHERITA Cabinet by George J. Sowden by Post Design Collection/Memphis
By George Sowden
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
College of Art in the 1960s. He moved to Milano in 1970 where he started working with Ettore Sottsass and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 72.45 in W 31.11 in D 12.6 in
Amazon Cabinet, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Marco Zanini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of
Category
2010s Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Narciso Cabinet by George J. Sowden by Post Design Collection/Memphis
By George Sowden
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
1970 where he started working with Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti. In 1981, he was one of the co-founders
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 72.45 in W 31.11 in D 12.6 in
Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
1981 by Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy and flamboyance
Category
2010s French Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
1981 by Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy and flamboyance
Category
2010s French Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
1981 by Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy and flamboyance
Category
2010s French Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
glossy pink copper finish
Base in ash veneer painted in matte blue indigo
Paris-Memphis capsule
Category
2010s French Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
1981 by Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy and flamboyance
Category
2010s French Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Homage to Memphis Movement, Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
1981 by Ettore Sottsass. Unstructured shapes and asymmetric lines bring humor, energy and flamboyance
Category
2010s French Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
Marmo Chair in Wood by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Post Design Collection/Memphis
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Information:
Mahogany structure, seat in wood veneer, back in printed textile.
Collection: Materialism
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 57.49 in W 22.84 in D 15.75 in
1980ies Palace chair designed by George Sowden for Memphis Milano
By George Sowden, Memphis Milano
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
in 1970. He worked with Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti and in 1981 he was amongst founders of the
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Mid Century Blonde wood Square Dining Table By Ferdinando Meccani
By Ferdinando Meccani
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
. The Top is a Veneer Pattern and legs are constructed in Blonde wood. Has a beautiful high gloss clear
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Birch
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Questions About Ettore Sottsass Veneer
- What did Ettore Sottsass do?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass was an architect and designer. He founded the Memphis Group, a collective of designers active from 1981 to 1987. The Ultrafragola mirror is one of his most well-known designs. On 1stDibs, you can shop a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- Where is Ettore Sottsass from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ettore Sottsass was from Innsbruck, Austria. He was born there on September 14, 1917, but he moved to Turin, Italy, as a child. The Italian architect and designer died in Milan, Italy, on December 31, 2007. You'll find a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- What did Ettore Sottsass design?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ettore Sottsass was a famous 20th century architect and designer known for his work in furniture, lighting, jewelry and more, as well as from his work in designing buildings. He was Italian, though he was born in Austria, and lived from 1917 to 2007. Shop a range of Ettore Sottsass pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To pronounce Ettore Sottsass, say "AY-tore-ee SOAT-sas." The second syllable of the designer's surname sounds similar to the word “sauce” but with a shorter, clipped vowel. On 1stDibs, find a range of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- Where did Ettore Sottsass study?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass studied at the Politecnico di Torino in Turin, Italy. In 1939, he graduated from the institution with a degree in architecture. Sottsass began working as an artist and designer in the late 1940s. He produced furniture, ceramics, paintings, sculptures and jewelry. Find a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture on 1stDibs.
- What inspired Ettore Sottsass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass was inspired by many things, including pop culture, travel and various cultures from around the world. His primary objective of his work was to bring out the deeper beauty of whatever he created. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- Why is Ettore Sottsass famous?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Ettore Sottsass is famous for his work as an architect and an industrial designer, which spurred a revolution in the aesthetics and technology of modern design in the late 20th century. He was the oldest member of the Memphis Group, a design collective formed in Milan in 1980. Having grown disillusioned by the staid, black-and-brown corporatized modernism that had become endemic in the 1970s, the Memphis Group produced 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 like animal skins. Other than his Ultrafragola mirror (1970), Sottsass's most-recognized designs appeared in the first Memphis collection, issued in 1981. They include the multihued, angular Carlton room divider and Casablanca bookcase. Shop a diverse assortment of Ettore Sotsass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024Ettore Sottsass used a variety of materials over the course of his career. The Italian artist experimented with glass, ceramics, enamel, brass, textiles and more. Along with fellow members of the Memphis Group, he skewed expectations for furniture by using inexpensive materials such as plastic laminates decorated to resemble exotic finishes like animal skins. He also revolutionized ceramics through the pieces he created for the Italian maker Bitossi. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ettore Sottsass art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass's father, also named Ettore Sottsass, designed modernist architecture. He worked for the firm Movimento Italiano per l'Architettura Razionale or MIAR. Giuseppe Pagano was the company's head architect. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass did not design the Carlton room divider for a specific patron or client. He created the piece while working with the Memphis Group, an art collective that held joint shows from 1981 to 1987. Find a selection of Ettore Sottsass furniture on 1stDibs.
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