Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Italian, 1917-2007
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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Creator: Ettore Sottsass
Pair of Floor Lamps By Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two pairs available. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for an hotel in Milano.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
$6,300 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 127/999
By Ettore Sottsass, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Blue Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 999 units.
This is...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,564 Sale Price
40% Off
Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1980s Eastside Club Lounge Chair
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Basel, BS
Here for sale is one breathtaking Eastside Club Lounge Chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, a quintessential piece of 1980s postmodern design from the founder of Memphis. The...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Wood and Brass Living Room Table by Ettore Sottsass, Published
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous wooden living room table designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1959, belonging to the T72 model, for the fine Italian manufacture Poltronova. Published on Ettore Sottsass book...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
$9,010 Sale Price
20% Off
11 Erinna Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Erina vase is blown glass, originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Vetri Glass” collection. Made in Murano, its hand blown with techniques from m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century by E.Sottsass Round Centerpiece in White and Pink Marble and Copper
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in massa, IT
"Gaya" marble centerpiece designed by Arch. Ettore Sottsass.
Size: cm. Ø 38 x 33
Materials: Rosa Portogallo / Bianco Carrara / Rame
Designed by: Ettore Sottsass.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Marble
Coat Stand with Umbrella Stand - Synthesis Line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - '70s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, IT
A timeless icon of Italian design signed by Ettore Sottsass, the coat stand with umbrella stand from the Synthesis Line, in an elegant burgundy finish, is more than just a piece of f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Sirio Glass Flower Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Sirio glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. Signed on the edge of the Stand: "E. Sottsass per Memphis Milano”. For further information please see authen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Glass
Tigris Porcelain Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The "Tigris" porcelain vase, comprised of stacked, spouted and coiled forms covered in powder blue, white and black glazes, Memphis Milano collection. The Tigris Vase was originally ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Artemide Pausania Bankers Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Artemide
Located in Toronto, CA
A banker’s lamp reimagined through a postmodern lens. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide in the early 1980s, the Pausania blends crisp geometry with playful colour and unmistak...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
BLOQUE 7, Pedestal with Ettore Sottsass Veneer by Bonne Choice
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s – utilized for the first time in the Memphis collection – now becomes part ...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
4 Modern Blue & white Murano Table Lamp by E.Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca.1996
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful hand-blown Murano glass table lamp in a white and blue colours.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
Ettore...
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1990s Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in shades of light grey-white hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
Etto...
Category
1990s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Basket/umbrella stand - Synthesis line - E.Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, IT
An iconic Italian design object signed by Ettore Sottsass, this elegant umbrella stand was designed in the 1970s for Olivetti as part of the famous Synthesis Line, conceived for coll...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Don Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, England
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) was a renowned Italian architect and designer, celebrated for his profound influence on 20th-century design and his pivotal role in the Memphis Group, a g...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
'Cream' Occasional Table by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Memphis Occasional Table by Ettore Sottsass, crafted from stacked laminated wood and marked with an aluminum manufacturer's label on the side reading ‘Memphis Milano Ettore Sottsass’.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Ettore Sottsass's Tahiti lamp. Materpiece of 1980s design.
Category
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Senape Flower Vase Ettore Sottsass Japanese Urushi Laquer Model A
By Ettore Sottsass, Marutomi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Senape flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Marutomi. This model is limited Japanese urushi laquer model.
Japanese traditional uru...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Limited Edition Vase O by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese Artificial flower vase O by Ettore Sottsass,
edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 signed and numered pieces, number 3 / 12.
...
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1990s European Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
$7,054 Sale Price
30% Off
Memphis, Barbara Radice 1984 First Edition
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Barbara Radice
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984
‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’
Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...
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1980s American Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Paper
BLOQUE 2, Pedestal with Ettore Sottsass Veneer by Bonne Choice
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s – utilized for the first
time in the Memphis...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black 74/100
By Ettore Sottsass, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Black Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 100 units.
This...
Category
1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$2,074 Sale Price
30% Off
BLOQUE 4, Pedestal with Ettore Sottsass Veneer by Bonne Choice
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s – utilized for the first
time in the Memphis collection – now becomes part ...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
33 Neobule Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Neobule Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The Vase is glass blown and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity info below....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Glass
2 Modern White & aqua Murano Table Lamps by Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca.1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Two Beautiful table lamps in white and aqua swirl hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini " and da...
Category
1990s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a bea...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$705 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
By Ettore Sottsass, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$604 Sale Price / item
40% Off
BLOQUE 3, Pedestal with Ettore Sottsass Veneer by Bonne Choice
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Designed By Bonne Choice Using Ettore Sottsass Veneer.
The veneer created by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s – utilized for the first
time in the Memphis...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Post Modern "Mandarin" Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Postmodern Mandarin chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986, with black enameled steel legs, gray enameled steel arms, and...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
Small Black and White Centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
This striking centerpiece in white clay has an external finish in black on the base and white on the body, with an internal decoration of fine, parallel black lines over the white fi...
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2010s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
“Medusa” Blown glass vase by Ettore Sottsass - Venini MURANO
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
“Medusa” Blown glass vase by Ettore Sottsass.
Spectacular vase formed by a large spherical element in milky glass resting on a circular base in blue glass faceted on the reverse.
The...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
By Ettore Sottsass, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$604 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Ettore Sottsass Candelstick / Candle Holder, Silver Plate for Swid Powell
By Ettore Sottsass, Swid Powell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is one icon of Post Modern design by the well known architect Ettore Sottsass.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Ettore Sottsass Candle Holder Luce Di Cena in Crystal for RSVP
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
Very elegant candle holder designed by the italian maestro Ettore Sottsass at the end of '90s for RSVP. The candle holder is the model "Luce di Sera". The candle holder is entirely i...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Astimelusa Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Astimelusa by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano vetri collection in 1986.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Ettore Sottsass Missionario Pedestal
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pedestal Missionario designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1992 edited by Design Gallery Milano.
With metal plaque “ design/gallery/milano/Ettore Sottsass/1992 made in italy.” From the R...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,959 Sale Price
30% Off
Ettore Sottsass Cardamon Teapot from the Indian Memory Series. Signed
By Ettore Sottsass, Alessio Sarri Ceramiche
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Cardamon Teapot from the Indian Memory Series designed by Ettore Sottsass. Glazed Earthenware. Excellent condition.
Stamped signature and manufacturer's mark to underside ‘E...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
25 Astimelusa Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Astimelusa Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Vetri Glass” collection, and made out of blown Murano glass. Signed “E.Sottsass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Ettore Sottsass Vase from Stepped Series in Enameled Ceramic by Bitossi
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A vase from the stepped series in hand-turned in white clay enameled with two-tone matt gray and light green glaze, manufactured in the 1990s by Bitossi and designed by Ettore Sottsa...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, ON
Tahiti, a masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass, is an ironic lamp with a zoomorphic shape that recalls childhood games: a lamp is hidden in the head, ideal for lighting a table. The base w...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
14 Astidamia Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Astidamia glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Astidamia Glass” collection. Made in blown Murano glass, and signed “E.Sottsass ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Glass
Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Vase, Pink Glazed, Ceramic, Spanish, 20th Century
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase is sculpture and vase. It is a symbol of Ettore Sottsass and an icon.
Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Croff Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for the Casa Nova Series, reupholstered in bro
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Croff Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for the Casa Nova Series, reupholstered in brown leather, featuring a spindle wood backrest crafted from ash wood.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Ash
'Beam' Floor Lamp Attr. Ettore Sottsass C. 1976
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Beam' floor lamp attributed to Ettore Sottsass for Bieffeplast, crafted in painted metal.
Category
1970s Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Sottsass Associati Halogen Table Light, Halo Click 2, by Philips 1988
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in München, DE
Very rare original Sottsass Associati halogen table light Halo Click 2 by Philips 1988, Holland.
Completely made of rubberised metal black.
Lampshade can ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
$806 Sale Price
20% Off
R-Vase by Ettore Sottsass – Limited Edition Design, 1995
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
"R-Vase by Ettore Sottsass – Limited Edition Design, 1995"
Presenting the R-Vase, designed by the visionary Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass for the Twenty-Seven Wood...
Category
1990s French Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
$9,010 Sale Price
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass Greek Chairs One of Seven Grey Bieffeplast, Italy, 1980
By Bieffeplast, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
One of Seven Ettore Sottsass Greek Chairs Grey Bieffeplast, Italy, 1980.
Sold and priced per piece.
Very rare light grey chairs made from lacquered ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
21 Clesitera Glass Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Clesitera glass vase with pendant, was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Glass
Ettore Sottsass I Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
By Design Gallery Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
I vase made for the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass,
Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 numbered...
Category
1990s European Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
$7,884 Sale Price
30% Off
Nilo Porcelain Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Nilo vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano 1981-1988. A classic by Sottsass, the Nilo porcelain vase is part of thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a bea...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$655 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Ashoka Metal Table Lamp 'EU' 220 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, Ashoka table lamp in lacquered metal, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano.
Ettore Sottsass was b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
1986 Gray and Black Enorme Telephone by Ettore Sottsass for Enorme
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly postmodern telephone designed by the Memphis Milano master, Ettore Sottsass, and produced in 1986. The Enorme phone was produced in another color way but this is the much rarer gray and black version. The Enorme telephone was the result of a collaboration between Sottsass and David Kelley, founder of the design firm IDEO. Sottsass created the conceptual design, and Kelley and his team were responsible for the engineering and detail design. To produce the telephone, the two formed the Enorme Corporation with Jean Pigozzi. Examples of this phone design are found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, RISD Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum.
In good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. Works great! Molded manufacturer's mark on handset and base: "Designed by Ettore Sottsass Enorme...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ettore Sottsass, rare 'Califfo' model armchair, produced by Poltronova, 1965
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Firenze, IT
RARE EXAMPLE OF CALIPH MODEL ARMCHAIR
wooden frame, cushion and mattress covered in fabric in blue and yellow
Poltronova production, Agliana, circa 1965
Bibliography for compariso...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
Memphis Milano Treetops Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Treetops by Ettore Sottsass is not just a lamp but a truly dynamic, slender and colourful presence, capable of infusing, with its lively allure, joy and lightheartedness to any envir...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Ettore Sottsass Pink Ceramic Shiva Flower Vase, by BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shiva ceramic flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use preserving a b...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$604 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Senape Flower Vase Ettore Sottsass Japanese Urushi Laquer Model B
By Ettore Sottsass, Marutomi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Senape flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Marutomi. This model is limited Japanese urushi lacquer model.
Japanese traditional ur...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass Candle Holder Luce di Sera in Crystal for RSVP
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
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...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Ettore Sottsass Candle Holder Luce di Luna in Crystal for RSVP
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
Very elegant candle holder designed by the italian maestro Ettore Sottsass at the end of '90s for RSVP. The candle holder is the model "Luce di Luna". The candle holder is entirely i...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Travertine & ash wood coat rack by Ettore Sottsass, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hilversum, NL
Very elegant 70s coat stand made of solid ash wood. Upper part is rotatable, the pedestal is made of beautiful, matching Tavertin stone. In good condition.
F...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
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Ettore Sottsass furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ettore Sottsass furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 389 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 188 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Ettore Sottsass were created in the modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Gaetano Pesce, Alessandro Mendini, and VG-VGnewtrend. Prices for Ettore Sottsass furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $104 and can go as high as $88,999, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,267.
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- Why is Ettore Sottsass famous?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Ettore Sottsass is famous for his work as an architect and an industrial designer, which spurred a revolution in the aesthetics and technology of modern design in the late 20th century. He was the oldest member of the Memphis Group, a design collective formed in Milan in 1980. Having grown disillusioned by the staid, black-and-brown corporatized modernism that had become endemic in the 1970s, the Memphis Group produced bold, brash, colorful, yet quirkily minimal designs for furniture, glassware, ceramics and metalwork. They mocked high status by building furniture with inexpensive materials, such as plastic laminates, decorated to resemble exotic finishes like animal skins. Other than his Ultrafragola mirror (1970), Sottsass's most-recognized designs appeared in the first Memphis collection, issued in 1981. They include the multihued, angular Carlton room divider and Casablanca bookcase. Shop a diverse assortment of Ettore Sotsass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- Where is Ettore Sottsass from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ettore Sottsass was from Innsbruck, Austria. He was born there on September 14, 1917, but he moved to Turin, Italy, as a child. The Italian architect and designer died in Milan, Italy, on December 31, 2007. You'll find a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024The Italian design group led by Italian architectural and product designer Ettore Sottsass is called the Memphis Group. To many people, postmodern design is synonymous with the Memphis Group. This Italian collaborative created the most radical and attention-getting designs of the period, upending most of the accepted standards of how furniture should look. The group decided to design, produce and market its own collection, one that wouldn’t be restricted by concerns like functionality and so-called good taste. Its debut at Milan’s 1981 Salone del Mobile drew thousands of viewers and caused a major stir in design circles. In addition to Sottsass, the members of the group included Andrea Branzi, Aldo Cibic, Michele de Lucchi, Nathalie du Pasquier, Kuramata, Paola Navone, Peter Shire, George Sowden and Barbara Radice, who was Sottsass's wife. Find a collection of Memphis Group furniture on 1stDibs.
- What did Ettore Sottsass do?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass was an architect and designer. He founded the Memphis Group, a collective of designers active from 1981 to 1987. The Ultrafragola mirror is one of his most well-known designs. On 1stDibs, you can shop a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- What inspired Ettore Sottsass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass was inspired by many things, including pop culture, travel and various cultures from around the world. His primary objective of his work was to bring out the deeper beauty of whatever he created. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To pronounce Ettore Sottsass, say "AY-tore-ee SOAT-sas." The second syllable of the designer's surname sounds similar to the word “sauce” but with a shorter, clipped vowel. On 1stDibs, find a range of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- Where did Ettore Sottsass study?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass studied at the Politecnico di Torino in Turin, Italy. In 1939, he graduated from the institution with a degree in architecture. Sottsass began working as an artist and designer in the late 1940s. He produced furniture, ceramics, paintings, sculptures and jewelry. Find a variety of Ettore Sottsass furniture on 1stDibs.
- What did Ettore Sottsass design?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ettore Sottsass was a famous 20th century architect and designer known for his work in furniture, lighting, jewelry and more, as well as from his work in designing buildings. He was Italian, though he was born in Austria, and lived from 1917 to 2007. Shop a range of Ettore Sottsass pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024Ettore Sottsass used a variety of materials over the course of his career. The Italian artist experimented with glass, ceramics, enamel, brass, textiles and more. Along with fellow members of the Memphis Group, he skewed expectations for furniture by using inexpensive materials such as plastic laminates decorated to resemble exotic finishes like animal skins. He also revolutionized ceramics through the pieces he created for the Italian maker Bitossi. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ettore Sottsass art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore Sottsass's father, also named Ettore Sottsass, designed modernist architecture. He worked for the firm Movimento Italiano per l'Architettura Razionale or MIAR. Giuseppe Pagano was the company's head architect. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ettore Sottsass furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ettore 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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