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Tambour Room Divider

Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition. The Screen 100 is
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
$2,797 Sale Price / item
60% Off
H 70.87 in W 78.75 in D 0.4 in
French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco tambour room divider / folding screen crafted of heart pine, can be coiled and
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
$4,400
H 70.87 in W 98.43 in D 0.39 in
French Self Supporting Vertical Tambour Screen, Room Divider
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Self Supporting Vertical Tambour Screen, Room Divider This is a French Art Deco Style Self
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Vintage 1950s Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Tambour Screen Room Divider in Solid golden mahogany & Rosso Verona Marble
Located in Uccle, BE
Mid Century italian Tambour Screen Room Divider in Solid golden mahogany & Rosso Verona Marble - 4
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Marble, Metal

Large Tambour Credenza / Room Divider in Teak by Peter Løvig Nielsen
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Peter Løvig Nielsen Manufacturer: Løvig Møbler Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 78.75″ wide x 19.5″ deep x 31.5″ tall Condition: In excellent origi...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Teak

Cherrywood Tambour Screen, Italy, 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Cherrywood Italian Modernist tambour screen/ room divider. Beautiful interior design element
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Cherry

Cherrywood Tambour Screen, Italy, 1970's
Cherrywood Tambour Screen, Italy, 1970's
$6,200
H 70.25 in W 155 in D 0.5 in

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Mid Century Italian Tambour Screen Room Divider in Solid Golden Mahogany & Rosso
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid century italian Tambour screen room divider in solid golden mahogany & Rosso Verona Marble - 5
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Marble

French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Art Deco tambour room divider screen This is a tall Art Deco Wooden Screen, it is made
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Unique French Wooden Tambour Room Divider
By SNSA
Located in Peekskill, NY
Undulating wooden tambours create a serpentine room divider, 12 foot long. I must admit that I call
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Paintings and Screens

Mid Century French Baumann Paravent Paris Pine Folding Screen Room Divider
By Baumann France
Located in Burton, TX
Found in France, this French Art Deco freestanding tambour room divider / folding screen in
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Room Divider by Jomain Baumann Tambour Screen, 1950
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Oirlo, LI
folding screen is in very good condition for its age. Beautiful as an (art) object in the living room or
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood, Pine

Room Divider by Jomain Baumann Tambour Screen, 1950
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Oirlo, LI
In good condition with age-appropriate signs of use. Can be folded or extended to endless positions! folding screen by Jomain Baumann.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French Art Deco tambour screen room divider in Pine 1930’s attributed Baumman
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
A beautifully restored and conditioned French Art Deco freestanding room divider / folding screen
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Lovig Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Credenza Room-Divider
Located in Kensington, MD
Lovig Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Credenza Room-Divider Additional Information: Material
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Teak

Vintage French Art Deco Room Divider S.N.S.A.
By S.N.S.A.
Located in Oirlo, LI
A beautiful vintage French S.N.S.A. Art Deco Tambour Screen / Room Divider. This original Art Deco
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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Vintage French Art Deco Room Divider S.N.S.A.
Vintage French Art Deco Room Divider S.N.S.A.
H 58.67 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Mid Century Modern Walnut Etagere Credenza Room Divider Tambour Door Liquor Cabinet
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid century modern walnut tambour doors liquor cabinet room divider.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Brass

1940s Divider Screen in Stained Pine by Baumann Paris
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
Early room divider or tambour screen by Jomain Baumann "Baumann Melun-Paris" stained pine from the
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Art

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Pine

Rare and Elegant No. 36 Sideboard by Arne Vodder
By Arne Vodder
Located in Munich, DE
Made by sibast. Does have a real back and can be used as room divider.... 2 tambour doors with
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

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Teak

Rare and Elegant No. 36 Sideboard by Arne Vodder
Rare and Elegant No. 36 Sideboard by Arne Vodder
H 34.65 in W 88.59 in D 18.51 in
French Pine Wooden Tambour Room Divider
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large French tambour room divider, 1970s. Beautiful wavy shape made in solid pine with a beautiful
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French Pine Wooden Tambour Room Divider
French Pine Wooden Tambour Room Divider
H 70.87 in W 78.75 in D 0.79 in
French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider in Patinated Pine by Jomaine Baumann, 1930s
By Jomaine Baumann, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
French Art Deco large freestanding tambour room divider / folding screen in patinated pine. Made by
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider in Pine, Attributed Jomaine Baumann, 1930s
By Jomaine Baumann, Alvar Aalto
Located in Odense, DK
This French Art Deco tambour room divider is a stunning piece of furniture attributed to the French
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider in Pine, 1930s
By Alvar Aalto, Jomaine Baumann
Located in Odense, DK
This Art Deco room divider is a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship, standing tall and
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition. The Screen 100
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition. The Screen 100
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Cherrywood Italian Modernist Tambour Screen / Room Divider
Located in New York, NY
Cherrywood Italian Modernist tambour screen / room divider. Beautiful interior design element
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Cherry

Jomain Baumann Tambour Screen Room Divider, 1930s
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Oirlo, LI
privacy in a bedroom or living room, but also great as a rustic decoration with its beautiful warm wood
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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Jomain Bauman Room Divider Tambour Screen, 1950 France.
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Oirlo, LI
jomain Bauman Room Divider Tambour Screen, 1950 France. A very stylish art deco screen from the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Ib Kofod-Larsen Brazilian Rosewood Credenza Room Divider Tambour Door Faarup
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A stunning Danish room divider and/or credenza designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen attributed to Faarup
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Felt, Rosewood

1940s Divider Screen in Stained Pine by Baumann Melun-Paris
By Baumann France
Located in London, GB
Early room divider or tambour screen by Jomain Baumann "Baumann Melun-Paris" stained pine from the
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Art

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Pine

Ib Kofod-Larsen 90" Rosewood Tambor Sideboard Faarup Møbelfabrik, Denmark, 1960s
By Faarup Møbelfabrik, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Camden, ME
Rosewood 90" long with tambour doors sideboard / room divider designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen. From
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

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Rosewood

Pine Tambour Room Divider / Screen in the Manner of Aalto by Habitat, circa 1980
By Habitat International, Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
Great solid pine tambour screen in the style of Alvar Aalto, produced by Habitat in 1980s.    
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

Large 1930s Jomain Baumann Tambour Screen Room Divider
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Dorchester, GB
A original 1930s large Tambour screen attributed to Jomain Baumann. The screen has had its wire
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French wooden room divider, Tambour Screen by Jomain Baumann, 1950s
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Den Haag, ZH
In the 1930s Jomain Baumann designed a room divider made of pine wooden slats attached with metal
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Metallic Thread

1970's French Room Divider or Tambour Screen Attr. to Jomain Baumann
By Jomaine Baumann
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Lovely tambour screen or room devider from the early 20th century. We know this room devider was
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Vintage 1970s French Screens and Room Dividers

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Oak

Mid Century Walnut Credenza, Danish - Dansk Lovig
By Dansk, Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Crockett, CA
drawers and adjustable shelves. The back finished for use as a room divider. Tambour door pulls have metal
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Walnut

Pine Tambour Room Divider / Screen in the Manner of Aalto by Habitat, 1980s
By Alvar Aalto, Habitat International
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Tambour room divider screen Great solid pine tambour screen in the style of Alvar Aalto
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Pine

French Wood Tambour Divider Screen, 1960s Modernist Undulating Design
By Ray Eames
Located in Bremen, DE
Original french Mid-Century undulating room divider / privacy screen, wooden tambour style made out
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

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$1,415
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Tambour Room Divider For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tambour room divider you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A tambour room divider — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the tambour room divider you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A tambour room divider is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. A well-made tambour room divider has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alvar Aalto, Habitat and Jomaine Baumann are consistently popular.

How Much is a Tambour Room Divider?

Prices for a tambour room divider start at $727 and top out at $6,666 with the average selling for $3,000.
Questions About Tambour Room Divider
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To quickly divide a room, you can use a freestanding room divider. If you wish to leave the room open but visually divide it, try placing accent rugs under the furniture in different areas. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of room dividers.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Room dividers can also be referred to as screens or panels.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 6, 2023
    What room dividers are called depends on their style. Large collapsible walls are partition walls, while sectioned panels with hinges are screens. Japanese-style room dividers are known as shoji blinds. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of room dividers from some of the world's top dealers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    The simplest things that can be used as room dividers are room divider furnishings that stand up on their own. You can also use folding screens, pocket doors, bookcases, curtains, trellises, hanging shelves and other objects and furniture pieces as room dividers. On 1stDibs, find a variety of room dividers.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    Lightweight Japanese paper lattice screens known as shōji are a versatile way to define a living space and block drafts. Painted folding screens known as byōbu are also used as decorative elements, often featuring landscapes, animals, and flowering plants. Chinese folding screens were traditionally comprised of monumental hinged panels, intricately carved and decorated with panoramic landscapes or stone inlay.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Carlton room divider is a Memphis-style icon made of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and plastic laminate. A highly sculptural piece, it features a bookcase, drawers and shelves painted in lovely muted primary colors. Shop Carlton room dividers from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 4, 2023
    Whether room dividers fall easily depends on a few factors. Generally, the heavier the room divider is, the less likely it is to tip over. Dividers are also less likely to fall if they are properly adjusted. With an accordion-style divider, try bending the panels at a wider angle to create a more sturdy base. Some people choose to install stabilizing brackets on the floor to keep their room dividers upright. Depending on the style of your space, you may also be able to hang a divider from the ceiling or attach one end to a wall. Shop a variety of room dividers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 12, 2023
    Yes, room dividers are a good idea. The right room divider can make large spaces feel more intimate. Dividers can also make it easier for a space to serve two functions, such as a dining room and a living room. Room dividers can additionally help to ensure privacy when placed in offices, bathrooms and bedrooms. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of room dividers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Yes, you can attach a room divider to a wall using nails or adhesive. However, making holes or using strong chemical glues may damage some room divider materials. If you do choose to anchor a divider, use care when removing it in the future. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of room dividers.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    For standing room dividers, make sure you set them up in an accordion or or zig zag fold pattern to keep them from falling down.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 6, 2023
    Yes, you can use curtains as a room divider. To do so, you will need to mount hanging hardware on the ceiling. One of the biggest benefits of using curtains to divide rooms is that they are easy to maneuver when you want to open up a space or close off an area. Shop a range of curtains on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023
    There are many things that you can use instead of a room divider. If you want to be able to open up the room or quickly create more privacy, curtains suspended from the ceiling can be a good choice. Folding screens are another option that give you the flexibility to change your room easily. For a more permanent solution, you can divide the room with case goods like bookcases. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of furniture from some of the world's top dealers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    Paper room dividers are often called decorative screens or merely room dividers depending on the design. The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties. Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of room dividers and decorative screens.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 21, 2023
    Chinese room dividers are also called pingfengs. The term pingfeng in traditional Chinese literally means “wind blocker” or “wind wall.” Some people also refer to these room dividers as folding screens because they consist of hinged panels that allow them to fold up when not in use. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of folding screens from some of the world's top dealers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Ettore Sottsass did not design the Carlton room divider for a specific patron or client. He created the piece while working with the Memphis Group, an art collective that held joint shows from 1981 to 1987. Find a selection of Ettore Sottsass furniture on 1stDibs.

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