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Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis

Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s, Italy
Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s, Italy

Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s, Italy

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Roma, IT

Coat rack / black umbrella stand designed by Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis 45 series, 1972

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Coat Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis
Coat Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

Coat Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Red Lion, PA

Ettore Sottsass as part of the Synthesis System 45 office furniture series for the Olivetti group.

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Vintage 1970s Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Plastic

Sculptural Synthesis Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970s
Sculptural Synthesis Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970s

Sculptural Synthesis Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, IT

Sculptural Postmodern Synthesis Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970s A striking

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Dark Olive Green Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy 1970s
Ettore Sottsass Dark Olive Green Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy 1970s

Ettore Sottsass Dark Olive Green Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Milan, IT

Splendid Ettore Sottsass Dark Olive Green Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray with Its Original Box. Circa

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Italian orange metal sideboard Synthesis 45 Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Italian orange metal sideboard Synthesis 45 Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

Italian orange metal sideboard Synthesis 45 Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian orange sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s Sideboard from the

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Synthesis Posacenere verde "Sistema 45", Italia 70s
Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Synthesis Posacenere verde "Sistema 45", Italia 70s

Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Synthesis Posacenere verde "Sistema 45", Italia 70s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Naples, IT

Grande posacenere in ABS nero, Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Synthesis, serie Sistema 45, 1973

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Sedia Da Collezione Desk Chair Olivetti Synthesis Design Ettore Sottsass 1975
Sedia Da Collezione Desk Chair Olivetti Synthesis Design Ettore Sottsass 1975

Sedia Da Collezione Desk Chair Olivetti Synthesis Design Ettore Sottsass 1975

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in taranto, IT

Stupenda Sedia da collezione "desk chair", produzione Olivetti synthesis , design Ettore Sottsass

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s Sideboard from

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Typist Chair Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970s
Typist Chair Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970s

Typist Chair Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Milano, IT

Typist Chair “Synthesis 45” Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy – 1970s Beginning in

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Synthesis 45 Coat Hangers by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Pair of Synthesis 45 Coat Hangers by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

Pair of Synthesis 45 Coat Hangers by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

$601Sale Price / set|41% Off

H 59.85 in Dm 22.45 in

Pair of Synthesis 45 Coat Hangers by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, IT

Pair of coat rack with umbrella holder, made of plastic material.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Plastic

Coat Stand and Umbrella Stand by E. Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy 1970s
Coat Stand and Umbrella Stand by E. Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy 1970s

Coat Stand and Umbrella Stand by E. Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy 1970s

$845Sale Price|40% Off

H 59.85 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in

Coat Stand and Umbrella Stand by E. Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Roma, IT

. Bordeaux plastic coat stand and umbrella stand designed for Olivetti Synthesis, 1970s. Mint conditions.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Plastic

Basket/umbrella stand - Synthesis line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s
Basket/umbrella stand - Synthesis line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s

Basket/umbrella stand - Synthesis line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, IT

progettato negli anni ’70 per Olivetti, all’interno della celebre Linea Synthesis, pensata per spazi

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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Umbrella Stands

Materials

Plastic

Coat Stand with Umbrella Stand - Synthesis Line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - '70s
Coat Stand with Umbrella Stand - Synthesis Line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - '70s

Coat Stand with Umbrella Stand - Synthesis Line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - '70s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, IT

Un'icona senza tempo del design italiano firmata Ettore Sottsass, l’appendiabiti con portaombrelli

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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis
Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis

Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Biella, IT

Sottsass Ettore design in years 70 for Olivetti Italy typewriting desk Synthesis the color of the

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Dining Table from the Executive Line by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis
Dining Table from the Executive Line by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

Dining Table from the Executive Line by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Melbourne, VIC

In 1968, the architect and designer Ettore Sottsass was charged with designing a new series of

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

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1973 Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair
1973 Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair

1973 Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair

Unavailable

H 31.11 in W 23.23 in D 19.69 in

1973 Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL

Very rare Ettore Sottsass Olivetti synthesis desk chair with armrests designed by Ettore Sottsass

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Coat Rack
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Coat Rack

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Coat Rack

Unavailable

H 59.85 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Coat Rack

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in BAARLO, LI

Coat rack by Memphis Milano legend Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis. Sottsass designed the

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Sistema 45 Planter
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Sistema 45 Planter

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Sistema 45 Planter

Unavailable

H 13.78 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Sistema 45 Planter

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Geneva, CH

From the Olivetti Synthesis Sistema 45 collection designed by Ettore Sottsass, a very rare brown

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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Plastic

Postmodern Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy, 1960s
Postmodern Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy, 1960s

Postmodern Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy, 1960s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Torino, Italy

Plastic ashtray. Designer: Ettore Sottsass Producer: Olivetti Synthesis 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Office Chair Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti ‘Conran’, Italy, 1960s
Office Chair Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti ‘Conran’, Italy, 1960s

Office Chair Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti ‘Conran’, Italy, 1960s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Torino, Italy

Synthesis 45 Designer Ettore Sottsass Producer Olivetti Distributed by Conran 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973
Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973

Unavailable

H 29.53 in W 23.23 in D 21.26 in

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Tarnowskie Gory, Sląskie

Olivetti 'Synthesis' desk chair made from ABS plastic, beautifully colored in an oxblood red also

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Sculptural Postmodern Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, circa 1970
Sculptural Postmodern Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, circa 1970

Sculptural Postmodern Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, circa 1970

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in London, GB

Khaki green sculptural ABS ashtray designed by the iconic Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti as part the

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Black ABS Ashtray / Desk Tidy by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, circa 1970
Black ABS Ashtray / Desk Tidy by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, circa 1970

Black ABS Ashtray / Desk Tidy by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, circa 1970

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in London, GB

Black ABS ashtray, come desk tidy, by Italian design icon, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti as part the

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy, 1970s

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy, 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Naples, IT

the 1970s by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti — features a grid of raised bumps that alternate with holes

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Sculptural Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Sculptural Ashtray, Italy, 1970s

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Sculptural Ashtray, Italy, 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Naples, IT

the 1970s by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti — features a grid of raised bumps that alternate with holes

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass 1970s Melamine Office Set Olivetti Synthesis 45
Ettore Sottsass 1970s Melamine Office Set Olivetti Synthesis 45

Ettore Sottsass 1970s Melamine Office Set Olivetti Synthesis 45

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT

Amazing office set from the iconic Synthesis 45 series, designed in the 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and

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Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Black Synthesis Letter Tray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
Black Synthesis Letter Tray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti

Black Synthesis Letter Tray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An early 1970s design by Italian master Ettore Sottsass, the Synthesis line of office organizing

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair for Olivetti, Italy 1973
Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair for Olivetti, Italy 1973

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair for Olivetti, Italy 1973

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in London, GB

, famous for its colour and flamboyance. The Synthesis chair was part of Sottsass’s ‘Sistema 45

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon
Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon

Olivetti Synthesis Ettore Sottsass Paper Basket - 1970s Industrial Design Icon

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT

Olivetti Synthesis Sottsass 45 Series, designed in 1973 by Ettore Sottsass and manufactured by Olivetti

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Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Wardrobe Synthesis 45 By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti Ivrea Italy 1973
Wardrobe Synthesis 45 By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti Ivrea Italy 1973

Wardrobe Synthesis 45 By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti Ivrea Italy 1973

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Berlin, DE

Wardrobe Synthesis45 by Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti Ivrea Italy 1973.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Turquoise, Metal

Desk Chair "Synthesis 45" Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1980s
Desk Chair "Synthesis 45" Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1980s

Desk Chair "Synthesis 45" Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1980s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp

Very rare side chair "Synthesis 45" office furniture system designed by Ettore Sottsass for

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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Chair Olivetti Synthesis Edys Design Ettore Sottsass & Hans Von Klier, 1986
Chair Olivetti Synthesis Edys Design Ettore Sottsass & Hans Von Klier, 1986

Chair Olivetti Synthesis Edys Design Ettore Sottsass & Hans Von Klier, 1986

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in taranto, IT

Olivetti Synthesis chair model "Edys", produced in the 80s to a design by hans von klier and ettore

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Vintage 1980s Italian Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Ashtray or Box for Olivetti Mid-Century Modern
Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Ashtray or Box for Olivetti Mid-Century Modern

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Ashtray or Box for Olivetti Mid-Century Modern

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Striking geometric style ashtray designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti and made in Italy as part

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plastic

Synthesis 45 Typist Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970
Synthesis 45 Typist Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970

Synthesis 45 Typist Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Munster, NRW

Synthesis 45 typist’s adjustable swivel chair, designed 1970 by Ettore Sottsass. Injection-moulded

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Wine Red Synthesis 45 Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970's
Wine Red Synthesis 45 Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970's

Wine Red Synthesis 45 Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970's

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Steenwijk, NL

This armchair was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, the Olivetti Group company

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Coppia di Cassettiere Synthesis di Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Anni 60
Coppia di Cassettiere Synthesis di Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Anni 60

Coppia di Cassettiere Synthesis di Ettore Sottsass per Olivetti Anni 60

By Olivetti

Located in Milano, IT

Coppia di cassettiere/classificatori, metallo smaltato. Buone condizioni.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Brown Synthesis Desk Chair for Olivetti, Italy, 1973
Ettore Sottsass Brown Synthesis Desk Chair for Olivetti, Italy, 1973

Ettore Sottsass Brown Synthesis Desk Chair for Olivetti, Italy, 1973

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Weesp, NL

Brown Synthesis desk chair designed in 1973 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy. Ettore

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Trash and Ashtray - Synthesis Line - E. Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s
Trash and Ashtray - Synthesis Line - E. Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s

Trash and Ashtray - Synthesis Line - E. Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, IT

Sottsass e la visione imprenditoriale di Adriano Olivetti, figura rivoluzionaria del mondo industriale

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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy 1970s
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy 1970s

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, Italy 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milan, IT

Ettore Sottsass Dark Red Olivetti Synthesis Ashtray, circa 1970

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket, 1970s
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket, 1970s

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket, 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Vienna, AT

A green umbrella stand / waste paper basket Olivetti Synthesis sistema, designed by Ettore Sottsass

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket, 1973
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket, 1973

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket, 1973

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Vienna, AT

A blue umbrella stand / waste paper basket "Olivetti Synthesis sistema 45", designed by Ettore

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Plastic

Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s, Italy
Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s, Italy

Coat Rack with Umbrella Stand by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s, Italy

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Roma, IT

Coat rack / Brown umbrella stand designed by Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis 45 series, 1972.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Olivetti Synthesis 'Synthesis 45' Complete set plus clamp desk organizer
Olivetti Synthesis 'Synthesis 45' Complete set plus clamp desk organizer

Olivetti Synthesis 'Synthesis 45' Complete set plus clamp desk organizer

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, IT

Olivetti ‘Synthesis 45' complete set with rare clamp desk organizer, designed by Ettore Sottsass

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Ashtray for Olivetti, circa 1970
Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Ashtray for Olivetti, circa 1970

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Ashtray for Olivetti, circa 1970

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis ashtray or box for Olivetti, circa 1970.

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20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973
Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973

Ettore Sottsass Synthesis Desk Chair, Olivetti, Italy, 1973

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in London, GB

Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) was an Italian architect and designer during the 20th century. His body

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray, Italy, 1970s

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray, Italy, 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Naples, IT

Large black ABS ashtray, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Sistema 45 series, 1972. Iconic

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Olivetti Synthesis Portalettere Design Sottsass - Design - Olivetti
Olivetti Synthesis Portalettere Design Sottsass - Design - Olivetti

Olivetti Synthesis Portalettere Design Sottsass - Design - Olivetti

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milano, MI

OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS portalettere Design Sottsass - design - olivetti OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS SISTEMA

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Vintage 1970s Italian Paperweights

Materials

Plastic

Italian modern Wastepaper basket  by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis 1970
Italian modern Wastepaper basket  by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis 1970

Italian modern Wastepaper basket by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis 1970

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern Wastepaper basket by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, 1970s Square-based

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Plastic

Red Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis
Red Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis

Red Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Lisboa, PT

Designed by Italian Ettore Sottsass and Briton Perry King, and launched in 1969, this was probably

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Plastic

Synthesis Coat and Umbrella Stand Design by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1972
Synthesis Coat and Umbrella Stand Design by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1972

Synthesis Coat and Umbrella Stand Design by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1972

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Synthesis coat and umbrella stand design by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1972 Synthesis coat

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Desk Chair Mod.Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 197
Desk Chair Mod.Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 197

Desk Chair Mod.Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 197

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Milano, IT

Desk Chair "Synthesis 45" Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy 1970s Since 1970

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Valentine Typewriter, Ettore Sottsass and Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis 1968
Valentine Typewriter, Ettore Sottsass and Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis 1968

Valentine Typewriter, Ettore Sottsass and Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis 1968

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Bright red Ettore Sottsass and Perry King typewriter for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy 1968. Sleek

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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Sedia Da Collezione Desk Chair Olivetti Synthesis Design Ettore Sottsass 1975
Sedia Da Collezione Desk Chair Olivetti Synthesis Design Ettore Sottsass 1975

Sedia Da Collezione Desk Chair Olivetti Synthesis Design Ettore Sottsass 1975

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in taranto, IT

Sedia da collezione "desk chair", produzione Olivetti synthesis , design Ettore Sottsass, italia

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket by Ettore Sottsass, 1973
Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket by Ettore Sottsass, 1973

Synthesis Umbrella Stand Waste Paper Basket by Ettore Sottsass, 1973

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Aci Castello, IT

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Synthesis series umbrella stand, bourdeaux color, circa 1973.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Umbrella Stands

Materials

Plastic

Space Age Vintage Yellow Black Synthesis Desk Chair Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
Space Age Vintage Yellow Black Synthesis Desk Chair Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti

Space Age Vintage Yellow Black Synthesis Desk Chair Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Vienna, AT

Space Age vintage yellow and black desk chair or office chair Synthesis designed by Ettore Sottsass

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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Bench Series Synthesis, Olivetti by Ettore Sottsass
Bench Series Synthesis, Olivetti by Ettore Sottsass

Bench Series Synthesis, Olivetti by Ettore Sottsass

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H 29.14 in W 62.21 in D 19.69 in

Bench Series Synthesis, Olivetti by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Milan, IT

Bench series Synthesis, Olivetti by Ettore Sottsass. Made on 1972.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Modular Writing Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis
Modular Writing Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

Modular Writing Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Tourcoing, FR

Desk designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis as part of Series 45 in the 1970s. It

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1970s Design Little Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis
1970s Design Little Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

1970s Design Little Desk by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Tourcoing, FR

Adorable desk designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis as part of Series 45 in the 1970s

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass
Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass

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H 74 in W 153 in D 33 in

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass

Located in New York, NY

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" designed by Ettore Sottsass

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Austrian Settees

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass
Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass

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H 74 in W 153 in D 33 in

Olivetti "Synthesis 45" by Ettore Sottsass

Located in New York, NY

Olivetti Synthesis 45 made of moulded plastic and red fabric seat covers

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Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass
Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass

Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass

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H 2.25 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in

Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brussels, BE

Ettore Sottsass Ashtray c.1960 Olivetti Synthesis, Italy

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Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray

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H 2.37 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Black Ashtray

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Geneva, CH

Very rare sculptural black ashtray designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1973 for Olivetti Synthesis

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

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Plastic

Bespoke Leather Customized Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair, Italy
Bespoke Leather Customized Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair, Italy

Bespoke Leather Customized Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair, Italy

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Bergen op Zoom, NL

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti "Synthesis Chair", Italy, 1973 The synthesis desk chair for

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bespoke Leather Customized Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair, Italy
Bespoke Leather Customized Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair, Italy

Bespoke Leather Customized Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis Desk Chair, Italy

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Bergen op Zoom, NL

Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti "Synthesis Chair", Italy, 1973. The Synthesis desk chair for

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Sistema 45 Series, 1970's
Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Sistema 45 Series, 1970's

Ashtray by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Sistema 45 Series, 1970's

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Ghent, BE

Large wine red ashtray, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesis, Sistema 45 series, 1972 iconic

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Plastic

Postmodern Ashtray / Desk Tidy by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy circa 1970
Postmodern Ashtray / Desk Tidy by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy circa 1970

Postmodern Ashtray / Desk Tidy by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy circa 1970

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in London, GB

Khaki green ABS ashtray, come desk tidy by Italian design icon, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti as

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Antique 1670s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays

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Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal sottsass olivetti synthesis for your home. Frequently made of plastic, metal and aluminum, every sottsass olivetti synthesis was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a sottsass olivetti synthesis — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A sottsass olivetti synthesis is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Sottsass Olivetti Synthesis?

Prices for a sottsass olivetti synthesis start at $371 and top out at $3,557 with the average selling for $1,568.

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.

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Materials: Plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

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