$1,650
H 23.6 in W 17.7 in D 4 in
MEMPHIS "TAHITI" Table Lamp / Ettore Sottsass (Italy) / Early MEMPHIS
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
Designed by Ettore Sottsass, the TAHITI is a superb table lamp which strikingly resembles the
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Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Tahiti lamp. Materpiece of 1980s design.
Stainless Steel
Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, ON
Tahiti, a masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass, is an ironic lamp with a zoomorphic shape that recalls
Metal
$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 Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired 220v 'Tahiti' table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The
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$2,420 / item
H 27.56 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in
Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, 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
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Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Lamp /Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in PARIS, FR
Tahiti designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano is a table lamp made with a rotating head in
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Memphis Tahiti Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Austin, TX
can be teamed with other Memphis Milano and postmodern pieces. This particular model comes wire for
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Ettore Sottsass TAHITI Table Lamp for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) swivels up and down. Designed for the inaugural 1981 MEMPHIS exhibition, this lamp harkens to the
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"Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in London, GB
wonderful "Tahiti" Lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 and produced by the Memphis Group, Milano
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H 27.56 in W 3.94 in D 14.97 in
Ettore Sottsass per Memphis Milano Lampada da Tavolo "Tahiti", Italia 1981
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, IT
La Lampada Tahiti è uno degli oggetti più rappresentativi del movimento postmoderno. Si tratta di
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Tahiti lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Lampe Tahiti, Ettore Sottsass Memphis 1981
Ettore Sottsass for Memphis "Tahiti" Lamp
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An iconic "Tahiti" lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. Capturing the spirit of the
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Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
in 1980. The Tahiti lamp is one of our favorite Memphis designs, combining bold colors, pattern and a
Table Lamp TAHITI by Ettore SOTTSASS, Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Metal construction, wooden base with laminate and head with halogen lamp, 'The Duck'. With original metal label. Reference: Fiell. 1000 Lights. 1960 to present. P. 316, illustrated....
Metal
Ettore Sottsass, Table Lamp Model "Tahiti", Milano, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) Table lamp model tahiti Manufactured by Memphis Milano, 1981
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A "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis.
By Memphis Group
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. In the form of a bird. Wood , laminate, metal
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Ettore Sottsass Tahiti Lamp Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Fuveau, Provence
Iconic Tahiti lamp by Ettore Sottsass design in 1981 for Memphis Milano. Metal tag on the back
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Bird "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, Italy
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
A "Tahiti" lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. In the form of a bird. Wood, laminate, metal
Metal
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H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 3.94 in
Ettore Sottsass Tahiti Lamp Memphis Milano Italian, Postmodern Museum Provenance
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
Designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Polychrome enameled metal with laminate
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Table Lamp Tahiti- Ettore Sottsass- Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, IT
Lamp designed on 1981 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis
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Ettore Sottsass TAHITI Lamp for Memphis 1981
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Easton, PA
Tahiti lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1981. Original edition. Uses 50 watt halogen
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A "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis.
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. In the form of a bird. Wood , laminate, metal
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A “Tahiti” Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis.
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A “Tahiti” Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. In the form of a bird. Wood
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A "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis.
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
A "Tahiti" Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. In the form of a bird. Wood
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Table Lamp Tahiti by Ettore Sottsass
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
Table lamp from the striking and colorful Memphis collection. The Memphis Group was founded in 1981
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Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Denton, MD
New in original carton. Black electrical cord. Halogen bulb included. Metal Memphis Milano
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Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano "Tahiti" Lamp, 1981
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tahiti" lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1981. An iconic "Tahiti" lamp by
1981, Ettore SOTTSASS, Memphis Milano, "Tahiti" Table Lamp
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful "Tahiti" Table Lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis, Milano. Polychrome
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1986 Enorme Telephone by Ettore Sottsass for Enorme
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly postmodern telephone designed by the Memphis Milano master, Ettore Sottsass, and produced in 1986. The Enorme telephone was the result of a collaboration between Sottsass...
Metal
$29,805 / item
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Carlton Wood Room Divider, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase and room divider, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and seemingly rand...
Wood, Plastic
30 Pasifila Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Pasifil Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for Memphis. It's part of the “Vetri Glass” collection, made in blown Murano glass. Signed on the base, for ...
Glass
$2,890 / item
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 24.81 in
Kristall End Table, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Kristall end table in plastic laminate, lacquered wood and metal. Designed in 1981, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano. Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and gradu...
Wood, Plastic
$3,480 / item
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 16.93 in
Manhattan Trolley by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
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...
Metal
$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 Brevetti, Italy 1972. Original label adhered to side. Beechwood and stain, stretch...
Velvet, Wood
Ettore Sottsass Chandelier, 1970
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare ‚Bruco‘ chandelier designed by Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre / Poltronova in 1970. Minimalist chrome structure with a large methacrylate diffuser. Very nice original conditi...
Aluminum, Chrome
32 Ananke Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Ananke Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is glass blown, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity info below....
Glass
$26,448
H 28.75 in W 96.07 in D 56.7 in
Arquitectonica 1984 Madonna Table Desk Memphis Milano Postmodern Miami Sottsass
By Arquitectonica, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in Munster, NRW
Madonna table by Arquitectonica Miami for Memphis Milano, 1984. Iconic an extremely rare postmodern piece and one of the only Memphis Group productions whose design was commissione...
Wood
$15,650 / item
H 28.35 in W 80.71 in D 31.5 in
Brazil Side Table, by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Brazil side and console table in lacquered wood, was originally designed in 1981 by Peter Shire. Peter Shire is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district o...
Wood
$16,887Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
'Carlton' Room Divider and Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in London, GB
Probably the most iconic of all Ettore Sottsass' designs, the colourful Carlton is half room divider, half bookcase and full size sculptural marvel. Designed in 1981, the Carlton for...
Laminate, Wood
$27,180 / item
H 80.71 in W 31.5 in D 20.08 in
Amazon Cabinet, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Marco Zanini, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Amazon Cabinet in reconstituted veneer and lacquered wood, was originally designed in 1985 by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano. Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He gradu...
Wood
$22,216 / item
H 55.91 in W 55.12 in D 21.66 in
GRANITO Chest of Drawers by Nathalie du Pasquier for Post Design Collect/Memphis
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
GRANITO chest of drawers in wood by Nathalie du Pasquier for Post Design collection/Memphis The product is purchased with authenticity certificate and guarantee stamp. Addition...
Wood
$18,465 / item
H 74.81 in W 39.38 in D 15.75 in
Emerald Side Table, by Nathalie du Pasquier for Memphis Milano Collection
By Nathalie du Pasquier, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Emerald Sideboard in wood, plastic laminate and mirror, designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier in 1985. Nathalie du Pasquier was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1957. She has lived and worke...
Wood, Plastic
$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
26 Niobe Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Niobe Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass and signed on the base. For further information please see authenticity i...
Glass
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. He was a wild man of the Radical Design movement that swept Italy in the late 1960s and ’70s, rejecting rationalism and modernism in favor of ever-more outrageous imaginings in lighting and furniture such as mirrors, lamps, chairs and tables.
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.
The Memphis Group 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 created innovative furnishings for the likes of Artemide, Knoll, Zanotta and Poltronova, where he reigned as artistic director for nearly two decades beginning in 1958. His 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 inspired and expressive in smaller, secondary furnishings such as lamps and chandeliers, and in table pieces and glassware that have playful and sculptural qualities.
Sottsass left the Memphis Group in 1985 in order to concentrate on the growth of Sottsass Associati, a design and architecture consultancy he cofounded in 1980.
It was as an artist that 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.
Find Ettore Sottsass lighting, decorative objects and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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