‘Donau’ Table by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner, Austria, 1986
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini as part of the ‘Donau’ collection for Austrian furniture manufacturer Franz Leitner, this round dining table captures the experim...
Wood
‘Donau’ Table by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner, Austria, 1986
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini as part of the ‘Donau’ collection for Austrian furniture manufacturer Franz Leitner, this round dining table captures the experim...
Wood
Donau Dining Set by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Leitner, Italy, 1980s
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed by Ettore Sottsass in collaboration with Marco Zanini for the Austrian manufacturer Leitner, the Donau dining set forms part of a rare and ambitious body of work produced in...
Wood
Vintage 'Donau' Collection Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini
By Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
In vintage condition with chips, cosmetic scratches and scuffs to the surface. The 'Donau' series was produced in very limited quantities by the Austrian furniture maker Franz Leitner.
Wood
Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Leitner Donau Collection Bed and Nightstand
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Marco Zanini
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and iconic Italian post-modern Donau Collection bed and matching nightstand designed by master architect and furniture designer Ettore Sottsass (Austria/Italy, 1917-2007) in c...
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner, to design an entire collection.
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 and Marco Zanini for the Austrian furniture maker Leitner interiors design.
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner, to design an entire collection.
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner, to design an entire collection.
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner, to design an entire collection.
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in București, B
In 1986, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini were invited by Austrian furniture producer Franz Leitner, to design an entire collection.
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. 1990, blue lacquered wood feet, blue lacquered interior, and Birdseye maple made ...
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 Interior Design, Austria burled maple veneer, green lacquered metal.
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 collaboration with Marco Zanini & Aldo Cibic manufactured by Leitner, circa 1981.
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass, Aldo Cibic
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic design from master architect Ettore Sottsass part of the Donau Collection circa 1981 in collaboration with Marco Zanini & Aldo Cibic manufactured by Leitner, circa 1981.
Ettore Sottsass 'Donau' Side Table, 1985
By Marco Zannini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in The Hague, NL
Part of the 'Donau' series, the table was produced in a limited edition for only a short period of time by the Austrian furniture maker Franz Leitner.
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 Austrian looking furniture. I believe this dates to the 1980s specifically 1986 an...
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) was executed from Birdseye Maple in 1986 and can serve equally as appropriately a...
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Secretary "Donau", Desk
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Ettore Sottsass secretary "Donau", designed in 1990, made by Leitner.
Metal
Donau writing desk by Ettore Sottsass for Sottsass Associati.
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Amsterdam, NL
In association with the furniture maker Franz Leitner, this writing desk was a colloboration between Leitner, Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini. Key included. Shipping services:...
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 Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in BAARLO, LI
A set of four very rare 'Donau' chairs by Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner, Austria, 1980s.
Wood, Burl
$1,714
H 15.75 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Ettore Sottsass Rectangular Wooden Coffee Table by Poltronova 1960s Italy
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cascina, Pisa
A rectangular low coffee table entirely made in wood, designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Agliana 1960s. The son of an architect, Ettore Sottsass Jr. (1917-2007) was born i...
Wood
$2,559Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Ettore Sottsass Post Modern Laminate Alicudi Dining Table for Zanotta Italy 1990
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Conversano, IT
Designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Zanotta in the early 1990s, the Alicudi table represents one of the most refined expressions of the master’s exploration of color, form, a...
Laminate, Wood, Cherry
$2,250
H 29 in W 66.75 in D 39.25 in L 29 in
Postmodern Italian Oak Dining Table, Sottsass Inspired, Fat Cylindrical Legs
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oak dining table embodies the playful spirit of Postmodern design with exaggerated proportions inspired by Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis movement. The substantial construct...
Oak
$4,630 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 16.93 in
Hyatt Metal and Wood Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Hyatt table designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1984 for Memphis, in metal and laminated wood. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the...
Metal
$5,402
H 27.76 in Dm 51.19 in
Ettore Sottsass Lotto Rosso / Super Loto Dining Table, Poltronova, Italy, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A Lotto Rosso / Super Loto dining table designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Poltronova, Italy, 1970s. In very good original condition. Fast shipping worldwide. Bibliogra...
Granite, Metal
$3,500
H 11.75 in Dm 14 in
Ettore Sottsass Rocchettone table model no. T36, ca. 1965 for Poltronova, Italy
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Skokie, IL
Ettore Sottsass Rocchettone table model no. T36, ca. 1965 for Poltronova, Italy circa 1965. Materials: Walnut, lacquered wood, gilt wood. Dimensions: 11 3/4" h x 14" dia Con...
Wood
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' Dining Table
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' dining table for Zanotta, 1980s.
Silver Plate, Brass
$3,600
H 16.75 in Dm 15.75 in
Ettore Sottsass Lipari Side Table Zanotta Italy 1992 Postmodern Memphis Design
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A postmodern “Lipari” side table designed by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta, Italy 1992. Original label adhered on underside. Silk-screened laminate top on beech wood with an anthracite...
Laminate, Wood
$1,702
H 15.36 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
60s 70s coffee table side table by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s coffee table side table by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina Object: coffee table Manufacturer: Cassina Condition: good - vintage Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: Widt...
Wood
Unusual, Unique Table in the Style of Ettore Sottsass, France, 1970/80s
By Ettore Sottsass, Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An unusual, unique table in the style of Ettore Sottsass, France, 1970/80s. Black and white stone or marble base, four lacquered metal legs and a reddish / yellow marble or stone top...
Marble, Metal
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 veneer top and three brass silver legs.
Brass
Ettore Sottsass City Dining Table for Memphis Milano, 1983
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ettore Sottsass "City" dining table in black and brown spotted laminate with chrome plated steel legs. Very good condition with light scratches seen upon close inspection in raking ...
Steel, Chrome
$2,056
H 12.6 in W 31.11 in D 31.11 in
Wood & Glass Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass for Sant'Ambrogio & De Berti, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Santambrogio & De Berti
Located in Rhode-Saint-Genèse, BE
Wood and glass coffee table designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Sant'Ambrogio & De Berti, Italy, 1980s
Glass, Wood
Post-Modern Side Table in the Style of Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
By Cappellini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussel, BE
Sculptural Post-Modern side table featuring a textured concrete base, a black enameled steel central column, and a round clear glass top with a wooden handle on top. With its archite...
Concrete, Steel
Marcuso Coffee Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy 1969
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Beograd, RS
Designed by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, the Marcuso coffee table is one of the most recognizable icons of Italian post-war design. Originally introduced in the late 1960s, the model is...
Steel, Chrome
$4,113Sale Price|28% Off
H 31.5 in W 66.15 in D 33.08 in
Dining Table and Set of Six Chairs by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Budapest, HU
Available the complete dining suite: Six chairs, bar cabinet, sideboard.
Aluminum
$8,450
H 27.75 in W 19.25 in D 21 in
Alexander Girard for Herman Miller "Girard Group" Side Chair, 1967
By Herman Miller, Alexander Girard
Located in Coronado, CA
A rare "Girard Group" side chair #66306 produced by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller in 1967. The sculpted aluminum base is in excellent original condition with perfect patina, and...
Aluminum
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
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
$171 / set
H 1.58 in W 3.55 in D 0.79 in
Gilded Bronze 4 Handles by Michael Aram, Hand-Crafted, USA, 1990s
By Michael Aram
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
For many years I have been buying Aram's beautiful handles for my furniture, even for the antique one. But now I want to close the business, so I'm putting everything up for liquidat...
Bronze
$13,141 / item
H 23.63 in W 76.78 in D 39.38 in
Mid-Century Modern Twins Daybed, DEDAR Mohair, Oak, Handmade by Greenapple
By Dedar, Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Twins Daybed, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Twins daybed and its matching curved sofa share the same genes, yet eac...
Leather, Fabric, Alpaca, Mohair, Linen, Velvet, Wood, Oak, Walnut
Paper Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paper Table Lamp is a delicate lamp made of fibres from mulberry bark, which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its charac...
Papercord
$4,799
H 79.53 in W 59.26 in D 23.63 in L 79.53 in
19th Century French Provincial Painted Pine Kitchen Cabinet or Cupboard
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A French provincial cabinet or kitchen cupboard from the 19th century. Solidly crafted from pine with beautiful slightly distressed painted finish. Ready for everyday use. A delight...
Pine
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
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
Vladimir Kagan, Large Curved Sofa, Fabric, Metal, USA, 1950s
By Vladimir Kagan, Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc.
Located in High Point, NC
A large curved beige yellow bouclé fabric and metal sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan and produced by Kagan-Dreyfuss Inc. Seat height: 15.5” Reupholstered in brand new bouclé fabric.
Metal
$7,950
H 34.65 in W 57.88 in D 23.63 in
Guillerme et Chambron "José" Sofa for Votre Maison, France 1970s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Utrecht, NL
The company Votre Maison is one that has left an indelible mark on the history of French design. The 'José' model sofa, designed by Robert Guillerme along with his sales partner Jacq...
Fabric, Oak
1907 Viennese Josef Hoffmann for Thonet Fledermaus Chair
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1907, Vienna. A bent beech chair designed in 1907 by illustrious Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann for the Fledermaus Cabaret in Vienna. This design, a bold and radical departure fro...
Mohair, Beech
Love How You Live: Adventures in Interior Design
Located in New York, NY
The first book from the AD100 interior designer renowned for joyful, vibrant, intensely personal homes imbued with art, pattern, and craftsmanship A decidedly global outlook best de...
Paper
$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
$205,687
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 Torino, Piemonte
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
"Padova" Faboulus Venetian Green Mirror Glass
Located in Roma, IT
"Padua" Venetian-style Murano glass mirror, crafted by the expert hands of Murano masters, with a frame composed of crystal rods on a green background, the engravings and antique mir...
Murano Glass
$2,800
H 5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
"Cupid with Bow", Rare Art Deco Teapot by Rometti, Deep Pink & Black, 1920s
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and very modern, this Art Deco teapot depicting a Cupid figure with his bow drawn, ready to strike his victim, was designed by Dante Baldelli for the famed Rometti ceramic w...
Ceramic
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.
Is it art? Is it design? With a piece this special, it doesn't really matter.
The Italian designer’s oeuvre extends beyond the iconic Ultrafragola mirror.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Make anyplace your happy place with Italian furniture at its subversive best.