Diva Mirror by Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, 1984
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
Diva Mirror by Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, 1984
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Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio e De Berti, 1950s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio e De Berti, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Blue Glass Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & de Berti, Italy, 1950s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
Blue Glass Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & de Berti, Italy, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Wall Mirror By Ettore Sottsass, Santambrogio e De Berti, 1950s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Wall Mirror By Ettore Sottsass, Santambrogio e De Berti, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio e De Berti, 1950s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio e De Berti, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early Ultrafragola Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Antwerp, BE
The iconic Ultrafragola mirror by Ettore Sottsass is both a functional mirror and an illuminated art piece, embodying the playful, sensual curves of the Memphis movement.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary "Shibam 2" Totem Mirror by Ettore Sottsass Jr. for Glas Italia
$9,318Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary "Shibam 2" Totem Mirror by Ettore Sottsass Jr. for Glas Italia
By Glas Italia, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A tribute to the iconic towers of Yemen's historic walled city of Shibam, this totem mirror by Ettore Sottsass Jr. is a captivating centerpiece for any interior.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Leng...
Materials
Granite
Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) was an influential Italian architect and designer celebrated for his visionary approach that bridged functionality and artistic expression.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Ultrafragola mirror by Ettore Sottsass 2010s
Located in PARIS, FR
Designed in 1970 by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova as part of his "Mobili Grigi" series — a domestic furniture line that quietly rejected the heroic modernism of his peers — the Ultr...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass
Diva Mirror, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Diva Mirror with plastic laminate, was originally designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Ettore Sottsass wall mirror production Santambrogio&De Berti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, MI
Very rare and beautiful wall mirror by Ettore Sottsass produced by Santambrogio & De Berti with brass .
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Gli Specchi Di Dioniso 4 Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Glas Italia IN STOCK
By Glas Italia, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1917.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Gli Specchi Di Dioniso 3 Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Glas Italia IN STOCK
By Glas Italia, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1917.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Gli Specchi Di Dioniso 6 Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Glas Italia IN STOCK
By Ettore Sottsass, Glas Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1917.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Etrusco Entry Cabinet with Mirror by Ettore Sottsass for Glas Italia
By Ettore Sottsass, Glas Italia
Located in Alcamo, IT
Details: Brand: Glas Italia Designer: Ettore Sottsass Material: Alpi wood veneer, aniline-painted wood, crystal mirror, gold leaf accents Finish: Natural wood and gold leaf Construc...
Category
2010s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Ettore Sottsass Wall Mirror Made by Santambrogio e De Berti c 1950
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare mirror by Ettore Sottsass. From a small series produced by Santambrogio and De Berti in the late 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti Wall Mirror, Italy 1950s
By Santambrogio & De Berti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, IT
Very rare mirror by Ettore Sottsass, produced by Santambrogio and De Berti in the late 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Totem mirror Shibam 2 by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Totem mirror, Shibam 2, by Ettore Sottsass for Glas Italia, Italy circa 2000.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Granite
Ettore Sottsass original early edition mirror by Santambrogio & De Berti, 1958
By Santambrogio & De Berti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and original early edition mirror by Ettore Sottsass. Produced by Santambrogio & De Berti, Italy, 1958 This striking mirror, an original creation by Ettore Sottsass, features...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Rare mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti, 1959
$8,403Sale Price|20% Off
Rare mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti, 1959
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rare mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti, 1962.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Rare mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti, 1962
$23,343Sale Price|20% Off
Rare mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti, 1962
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rare mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio & De Berti, 1962. Painted wooden frame, central mirrored glass , smoked glass. Excellent condition, manufactory label. Sotts...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mirror "Ultrafragola" by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1970s, 1st Edition
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in bruxelles, BE
First edition of the magnificent Ultrafrogola light mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass in the 70s. Wear due to time and age FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Ultrafragola Mirror/Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Milan, Italy
This is Ultrafragola a nice mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova in the 1970.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Ultrafragola Mirror/Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Milan, Italy
The Ultrafragola mirror / lamp with its sinuous shape, evocative of a wavy female hair, belongs to the Gray Furniture series, a complete bedroom and living room, designed by Ettore S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Ettore Sottsass "Orsetta" Table Mirror for Poltronova, Italy, 1966
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Quarrata, IT
An exceptional and highly collectible table mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova circa 1966.
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Mirrors
Materials
Brass
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass Brass Wall Mirror
By Ettore Sottsass, Santambrogio & De Berti
Located in Turin, Turin
Here we have a beautiful mirror with brass structure and two smoked glass elements and one in mirrored glass, designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Santambrogio & De Berti.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass SP63 Sandretta Table Mirror for Poltronova, White Lacquered Wood
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Vicenza, IT
The SP63 “Sandretta” table mirror was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova in 1966 and represents a refined example of Italian Radical Design from the mid-1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass SP63 “Sandretta” Table Mirror for Poltronova, Red Lacquered Wood
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vicenza, IT
The SP63 “Sandretta” table mirror was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova in 1966 and represents a refined example of Italian Radical Design from the mid-1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pink ‘Ultrafragola’ Mirror Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
$8,238Sale Price / item|30% Off
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors a...
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Pink ‘Ultrafragola’ Mirror Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
$8,238Sale Price / item|30% Off
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors a...
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Pink ‘Ultrafragola’ Mirror Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
$8,238Sale Price / item|30% Off
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors a...
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Pink ‘Ultrafragola’ Mirror Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
$8,319Sale Price / item|30% Off
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors a...
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Wall furniture 'Mobile Pensile Tempus' by Ettore Sottsass, 1967
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare and unusual piece of wall furniture was designed by the architect and designer Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) for Poltronova. Known as the ‘Mobile Pensile Tempus’ model.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Ettore Sottsass Pink Neon Lamp "Ultrafragola" Italian Mirror, Ready to Ship
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Madrid, ES
Available for immediate delivery. A colorful iconic mirror model "Ultrafragola" designed by Ettore Sottsass and edited by Poltronova.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass brass and pink glasses mirror by Santambrogio & De Berti, 1960s
By Santambrogio & De Berti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An elegant wall mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Santambrogio & De Berti in Lissone in the early 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass 1st Series Ultrafragola Mirror Object 1970 for Poltronova Milano
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Munster, NRW
Original 1st edition model of the Ultrafragola Mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Plastic
Rainbolwa Mirror By Greg Palombo. Inspired by Ettore Sottsass Ultrafragola
Located in Hurricane, UT
The mirror is inspired by Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis Milano Movement and the belief that objects can express far more than just function.
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Contemporary Wall Mirror Lake 1 by Noom, Ettore Sottsass ALPI Wood
By NOOM
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary Wall Mirror Lake 1 Brand: NOOM Designers: Maryna Dague & Nathan Baraness. Type of Mirrors: Optiwhite, Black tint mirror, Copper tint mirror. Materials for base: Veneere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 1 by Noom, Wood Veneer ALPI, Red, Ettore Sottsass
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Poltronova ULTRAFRAGOLA Mirror lamp by Ettore Sottsass jr.
By Poltronova
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Could anything be more ridiculous?» [Ettore Sottsass jr., 1970] materials: Vacuum—formed opaline PETG, mirror, LED lighting DIMENSIONS: 100[W] x 13[D] x 195[H] cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Plastic
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 1 in Ettore Sottsass ALPI Orange Wood Veneer by Noom
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 3 by Noom, Ettore Sottsass ALPI Wood Veneer Base, Orange
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 2 in Ettore Sottsass ALPI Grey Wood Veneer by Noom
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 4 in Ettore Sottsass ALPI Red Wood Veneer by Noom
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 2 by NOOM in Ettore Sottsass ALPI Dark Brown Wood Veneer
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Wall Mirror Lake 3 in Ettore Sottsass ALPI Dark Brown Wood Veneer by Noom
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness. The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lake...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
Modern Floor Mirror Lake 5 in Ettore Sottsass ALPI Grey Wood Veneer by Noom
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural mirrors designed by French designers Maryna Dague and Nathan Baraness.The collection takes its name from the shorelines of lakes...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainle...
black brass & mirrored glass 60s full-lenght mirror by Santambrogio & De Berti
By Santambrogio & De Berti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
The same company also produced the rare and famous mirrors designed by Ettore Sottsass. Fairly good condition, with visible cracks and discoloration as shown in the photos.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Primitive Chair by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Bedroom by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Console Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Decorative Wall Panel by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Coffee Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rubber
Primitive Console Table by Newanderthal for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
They enter a room with the Ultrafragola mirror, designed by Ettore Sottsass, on the wall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Rubber
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Mirror By Ettore Sottsass For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mirror by ettore sottsass you’re looking for. Each mirror by ettore sottsass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, mirror and plastic. If you’re shopping for a mirror by ettore sottsass, we have 17 options in-stock, while there are 27 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the mirror by ettore sottsass you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right mirror by ettore sottsass, those designed in Modern and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Mirror By Ettore Sottsass?
A mirror by ettore sottsass can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,598, while the lowest priced sells for $1,823 and the highest can go for as much as $55,792.
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. 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.
Finding the Right Mirrors for You
The road from early innovations in reflective glass to the alluring antique and vintage mirrors in trendy modern interiors has been a long one but we’re reminded of the journey everywhere we look.
In many respects, wall mirrors, floor mirrors and full-length mirrors are to interior design what jeans are to dressing. Exceedingly versatile. Universally flattering. Unobtrusively elegant. And while all mirrors are not created equal, even in their most elaborate incarnation, they're still the heavy lifters of interior design, visually enlarging and illuminating any space.
We’ve come a great distance from the polished stone that served as mirrors in Central America thousands of years ago or the copper mirrors of Mesopotamia before that. Today’s coveted glass Venetian mirrors, which should be cleaned with a solution of white vinegar and water, were likely produced in Italy beginning in the 1500s, while antique mirrors originating during the 19th century can add the rustic farmhouse feel to your mudroom that you didn’t know you needed.
By the early 20th century, experiments with various alloys allowed for mirrors to be made inexpensively. The geometric shapes and beveled edges that characterize mirrors crafted in the Art Deco style of the 1920s can bring pizzazz to your entryway, while an ornate LaBarge mirror made in the Hollywood Regency style makes a statement in any bedroom. Friedman Brothers is a particularly popular manufacturer known for decorative round and rectangular framed mirrors designed in the Rococo, Louis XVI and other styles, including dramatic wall mirrors framed in gold faux bamboo that bear the hallmarks of Asian design.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mid-century modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary mirrors. Today’s simple yet chic mantel mirror frames, for example, often neutral in color, owe to the understated mirror designs introduced in the postwar era.
Sculptor and furniture maker Paul Evans had been making collage-style cabinets since at least the late 1950s when he designed his Patchwork mirror — part of a series that yielded expressive works of combined brass, copper and pewter — for Directional Furniture during the mid-1960s. Several books celebrating Evans’s work were published beginning in the early 2000s, as his unconventional furniture has been enjoying a moment not unlike the resurgence that the Ultrafragola mirror is seeing. Designed by the Memphis Group’s Ettore Sottsass in 1970, the Ultrafragola mirror, in all its sensuous acrylic splendor, has become somewhat of a star thanks to much-lauded appearances in shelter magazines and on social media.
On 1stDibs, we have a broad selection of vintage and antique mirrors and tips on how to style your contemporary mirror too.
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