$22,150 / set
H 29.14 in Dm 69.89 in
Donau Dining Set by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Leitner, Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed by Ettore Sottsass in collaboration with Marco Zanini for the Austrian manufacturer
Wood
$4,950
H 19 in W 32 in D 18 in
Vintage 'Donau' Collection Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini. Table is executed in birds eye maple has blue tubular steel rods
Wood
$12,500 / set
H 42.5 in W 40.5 in D 84.75 in
Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner Donau Collection Bed and Nightstand
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Marco Zanini
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and iconic Italian post-modern Donau Collection bed and matching nightstand designed by
Laminate, Wood
Unavailable
H 82.68 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
"Donau" Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner
Metal
Unavailable
H 82.68 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
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
Metal
Unavailable
H 82.68 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
"Donau" Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner
Metal
Unavailable
H 40.56 in W 42.13 in D 84.65 in
"Donau" Single Bed by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Leitner, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner
Birdseye Maple, Burl
Unavailable
H 27.96 in W 31.5 in D 23.63 in
"Donau" Prototype Green Table by Ettore Sottsass&Marco Zanini for Leitner, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner
Birdseye Maple
Unavailable
H 28.75 in W 39.38 in D 27.56 in
"Donau" Prototype Blue Table by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner
Birdseye Maple
Donau Secretaire by Ettore Sottsass Memphis Design
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ettore Sottsass; secretaire; cabinet; Italian design; Memphis design; A "Donau" writing desk, c
Metal
Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini, “Donau” writing desk, circa 1986 Produced by Franz Leitner
Metal
Sold
H 22.5 in W 18.5 in D 16 in
Rare Memphis Small Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass from the Donau Line by Leitner
By Sottsass Associati
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic design from master architect Ettore Sottsass part of the Donau Collection, circa 1981 in
Metal
Sold
H 18 in W 31.5 in D 18 in
Rare Memphis Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass from the Donau Line by Leitner
By Ettore Sottsass, Aldo Cibic, Marco Zanini
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic design from master architect Ettore Sottsass part of the Donau Collection circa 1981 in
Ettore Sottsass 'Donau' Side Table, 1985
By Marco Zannini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare side table was designed by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini in 1985. The wooden parts
Metal
Sold
H 19 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Leitner the Donau Collection Pieces
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A collaboration between Marco Zanini and Ettore Sottsass for the Leitner Company produced this very
Sold
H 82.25 in W 35.5 in D 25.5 in
'Donau' Postmodern Armoire by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner, 1986
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare Postmodern 'Donau' armoire by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner (Austria
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Secretary "Donau", Desk
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Ettore Sottsass secretary "Donau", designed in 1990, made by Leitner. Birdseye maple and blue
Metal
Donau writing desk by Ettore Sottsass for Sottsass Associati.
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Amsterdam, NL
between Leitner, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini. Key included. Shipping services: Ask for our
Metal
Sold
H 22.45 in W 21.26 in D 13.39 in
Pair of "Donau" Nightstands by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Donau Leitner
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in București, B
The "Donau" nightstands were designed by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner in 1986
Metal
Sold
H 33.47 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Set of 4 Memphis Donau Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in BAARLO, LI
A set of four very rare 'Donau' chairs by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner, Austria
Wood, Burl
Walnut Minimalist Handmade Platform Queen Bed Frame, Judd Style
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, Donald Judd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An ode to our friend Donald Judd, the bedframe design employs the tatami style of Japanese Rooms and the Hygge of Danish comfort. The reveal is celebrated in its shadow. Rest happens...
Plywood
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
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
Peony and Buttercup
By Margaret Kennedy
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated by artist on verso
Foil
$2,309 / item
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 1.97 in
"Ca'Favretto" Murano Glass Mirror in Venetian Style, by Fratelli Tosi Murano
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Murano Venezia, IT
Murano glass mirror in Venetian Style, mirror made to a design by Fratelli Tosi, entirely handmade according to the techniques of our ancestors. Mirror composed of a crystal frame o...
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
$1,976 / item
H 47.25 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
Contemporary Ceramic Mirror 'Elo 5' by Pani Jurek, 120-60 Green
By Pani Jurek
Located in Paris, IDF
ELO 5 Mirror Signed by Pani Jurek Dimensions: H. 120 x 60 x 4 cm Hand glazed ceramic Color shown on main image: Green _________________________________ Pani Jurek is a Polish desi...
Ceramic, Mirror
David Hockney, A Bigger Book
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover, 50 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in.), 498 pages, 13 fold-outs, with an adjustable bookstand designed by Marc Newson, plus an illustrated 680-page chronology book A Bigger Book,...
Paper
Large unidentified beige and black ovoid ceramic vase
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French Art Deco vase in crackled beige ceramic with an abstract black geometric design covering the entire vase. Very good vintage condition (see photos). Unidentified artist's signa...
Ceramic
Side table by Svend Thoresen & Torgny Roloff, Sweden, c. 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
An elegant Swedish Grace table in dark-stained oak, designed for Nordiska Kompaniet during the 1930s. Svend A. Thoresen, a Danish interior architect active in Stockholm, worked at N...
Oak
$4,950
H 36.62 in W 25.99 in D 28.35 in
Pair of Giovanni Michelucci Armchairs in Blue Velvet, Italy, 1940s
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of Giovanni Michelucci Armchairs in Blue Velvet, Italy, 1940s A striking pair of architectural armchairs designed by Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci in the 1940s. These r...
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
J.T. Kalmar, Pendant Light, Brass, Fabric, Acrylic, Austria, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, pink fabric and white acrylic pendant produced by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 41.25"H x 14"W x 14"D Stem Length (inches): 27.5...
Fabric, Acrylic
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Charles and Ray Eames, 1959
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic first generation 670/671 lounge chair with ottoman by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, c.1959, USA. This version has down filled cushions and round silver upholste...
Leather, Rosewood, Down
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By Maurice Dufrêne, La Maitrise
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...
Wool
$13,704 / item
H 36.2 in Dm 47.2 in
Silk and Organza over Metal "5 Palms" Chandelier by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
The 5 Palms chandelier is part of the Palm Family which takes its inspiration directly from nature while playing with movement and grace. The ceiling fixture is highly customizable, ...
Steel
$1,503 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 17.72 in
Pill Stool in Afua Olive, Made in UK by Sister -Modern silhouette & Compact form
Located in London, GB
The Pill Stool offers a stylish and comfortable solution for relaxing after a long day or adding extra seating when hosting guests. Its versatile design seamlessly combines functiona...
Fabric
$17,850
H 51 in W 43.75 in D 15.25 in
Barbarella Writing Desk / Secretary by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1966/1985
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ettore Sottsass Barbarella cabinet for Poltronova, Italy. Designed in 1966, produced in 1985. The cabinet features three drawers over a drop-front writing surface concealing two draw...
Brass
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.
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