$22,000
H 25.5 in W 42.5 in D 71.25 in
Ettore Sottsass Tappeto Volante Flying Carpet Chair Bedding Brevetti Italy 1972
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A postmodern lounge chair “Tappeto Volante (Flying Carpet)” designed by Ettore Sottsass for Bedding
Velvet, Wood
$5,714
H 13.78 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Maria Pergay coffee table in stainless steel for design steel edition
By Maria Pergay
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
collection included two metal furnishings, the Flying Carpet Daybed and the Ring Chair, described as inspired
Stainless Steel
Flying Carpet Chair
By Simon Desanta
Located in Norwalk, CT
The iconic Flying Carpet Chair designed by Simon Desanta and manufactured by Rosenthal. In black
Steel
Pair of Leather "Flying Carpet" Chairs Designed by Simon Desanta Rosenthal
By Simon Desanta
Located in London, GB
German 1988 Height (max) : 40" 102 cms Width seat : 40" - 102 cms
Simon Desanta Lounge Chair “Flying Carpet” for Rosenthal
By Simon Desanta, Rosenthal
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
The flying carpet chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal, designed in 1988. With its elegant
Metal
Simon Desanta "Flying Carpet" Chair for Rosenthal Einrichtung
By Simon Desanta, Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Flying carpet chair with removable blue cloth fabric and black steel base by Simon Desanta for
Steel
Simon DeSanta x Rosenthal "Flying Carpet" Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Simon DeSanta (German, b. 1952) for Rosenthal "Flying Carpet" Chair, nylon blend upholstery on
Nylon
Flying Carpet White Leather Chairs by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal
By Simon Desanta
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of the iconic flying carpet chairs by Simon Desanta.
Flying Carpet Lounge Chairs
By Simon Desanta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Pair of Chairs designed by Simon Desanto, manufactured by Rosenthal. Custom ordered in White
"Flying Carpet" Lounge Chair Designed by Simon Desanta
Located in Astoria, NY
A unique and surprisingly comfortable avant garde design chair in white leather with square
Leather, Plastic
Sold
H 38.59 in W 55.12 in D 51.19 in
Flying Carpet Lounge Chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal, 1980s
By Simon Desanta
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare postmodern German design lounge chair "Flying Carpet" designed by Simon Desanta with fabrics
Fabric
Sold
H 37.41 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Post modern Flying Carpet lounge chair by Simon Desanta by Rosenthal, 1980s
By Simon Desanta
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare postmodern German design lounge chair "Flying Carpet" designed by Simon Desanta with black
Leather
Flying Carpet Chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal Einrichtung
By Simon Desanta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flying carpet lounge chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal Einrichtung with white leather upholstery
Metal
Sold
H 38.59 in W 55.12 in D 51.19 in
"Flying Carpet" Leather Lounge Chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal, Germany
By Simon Desanta, De Sede, Rosenthal
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1980s. Become Aladdin in your own lounge chair! This chair is obviously called flying carpet because
Metal
Sold
H 38.98 in W 40.16 in D 40.16 in
Lounge Chair Flying Carpet by Simon Desanta, Rosenthal/H. O. Hajek, 1988
By Simon Desanta, Rosenthal
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Flying carpet lounge chair by Simon Desanta for Rosenthal. The fabric is designed by the artist H
Metal
Frank Oelke double bed Pedus, 1970s
By Frank Oelke
Located in Padova, IT
Pedus double bed in solid varnished wood frame covered in resin and glossy lacquered with metal structure resting on adjustable steel and brass feets. Complete with two custom-made m...
Resin, Wood
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Lehigh Leopold, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
$696 / item
H 7.4 in W 1.8 in D 7.7 in
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Green for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in green for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
A post-modern wall-mounted mirror, Model „Diva" designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy. This mirror is a vintage original from the 1980s, made from wood and mi...
Glass, Mirror, Laminate, Wood
$2,420 / item
H 27.56 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in
Tahiti Table Lamp 'EU VERSION 220v', by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis, Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired 220v 'Tahiti' table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mo...
Metal
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2023.
Stainless Steel
$1,890 / item
H 19.3 in W 18.71 in D 3.23 in
Carlton Wood Miniature Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and seemingly random interplay of s...
Wood, Plastic
$214,281
H 113 in W 40.16 in D 20.87 in
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass "Tower Furniture" Series Wall Cabinet
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...
Metal
$20,713Sale Price|40% Off
H 27.17 in W 86.62 in D 40.56 in
Ettore Sottsass Flying Carper Tappeto Volante Sofa for Bedding Brevetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Padova, IT
Ettore Sottsass designed this sofa after having known the Indian culture. A crucial journey in his formation is that of 1961 in India, undertaken with Fernanda Pivano. On this journe...
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
$21,428
H 27.17 in W 42.13 in D 72.05 in
Ettore Sottsass Tappeto Volante - Flying Carper armchair for Bedding Brevetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Padova, IT
Ettore Sottsass designed this armchair after having known the Indian culture. A crucial journey in his formation is that of 1961 in India, undertaken with Fernanda Pivano. On this jo...
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
$17,050 / item
H 29.14 in W 84.65 in D 39.38 in
Palm Springs Briar Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Palm Springs dining table, in briar and plastic laminate was originally designed in 1984, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. ...
Wood, Plastic
$15,294
H 31.11 in W 76.38 in D 42.13 in
Ettore Sottsass Flying Carpet Armchair by Bedding Brevetti 1970s Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cascina, Pisa
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...
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
$33,000 / item
H 30.71 in W 76.78 in D 33.47 in
Tartar Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Tartar Table in laminated wood was originally designed in 1985, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in archite...
Wood
$25,000 / item
H 72.05 in W 74.81 in D 23.63 in
Freemont Gilded Wood Console, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Freemont gilded wood console in wood, plastic laminate and aluminum. Designed in 1985, by Ettore Sottsass. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in arc...
Wood, Plastic
ETTORE SOTTSASS Flying Carpet Armchair for Bedding Brevetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
ETTORE SOTTSASS "Tappeto Volante" (Flying Carpet) Armchair for Bedding Brevetti The "Flying Carpet" armchair is a testament to Sottsass's avant-garde and innovative design approach....
Fabric, Textile, Velvet, Foam, Wood, Fruitwood
$42,680Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 102.37 in D 84.65 in
Poltronova SAFARI Sofa by Archizoom Associati
By Poltronova, Archizoom Associati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Safari sofa is a multiple seat with the profile of the backrest shaped like a series of waves, one gathers in the central void, accessed through an opening, as in a sort of triba...
Fiberglass
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