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MEMPHIS "HILTON" Glass Trolley/BarCart by Javier Mariscal (Design: 1981)
By Javier Mariscal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek, happy-looking glass & lacquered steel rolling bar & serving cart by the most iconic Spanish designer of the 1980's --- Javier Mariscal!! He designed the mascot/logo Gobi for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, including the colorful, Miro-like Olympic logo. His nightclubs, hotels, restaurants & other furniture objects always possessed a great sense of verve & wit --- this HILTON cart looks as though it could get a ticket for speeding even while it is standing still!!!
Javier was born in Valencia in 1950. In 1971 he moved to Barcelona to study Graphic Design at the acclaimed Elisava School. While there, he formed alliances with counter-culture radical comic book writers and illustrators of the time, such as Mique Beltrán, Daniel Torres and Sento. Together they set up "El Rollo Enmascarado", a group specialized in underground subversive comics. In the 1980s, he worked as interior designer of nightclubs, collaborated with Memphis and (as stated) created Cobi, the mascot for the 1992 Olympic...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
Hans Hollein Mitzi Sofa for Poltronova Srl '1981/2022'
By Hans Hollein
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HOLLYWOOD!!!!
The Mitzi sofa — 1981, for Poltronova — part of the rich production of the Austrian master Hans Hollein, highlights a rigorous design while s...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple
Franz West Haus Lange Lampe Chandelier / Meta Collezione by Memphis
By Franz West
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Haus Lange Lampe chandelier (1991).
Franz West (Austria) 1947-2012.
Cast bronze suspension lamp / natural bronze patina.
Dimensions: H 152 x W 180 cm.
This raw, cast bronze ob...
Category
1990s Austrian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
GHERPE Lamp /Superstudio / POLTRONOVA Italy
By Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gherpe table or floor mood lamp (1968).
Superstudio (Italy) / Poltronova.
Animal-like & changeable in shape, thanks to its "scales" that revolve around a central pivot / laser-cut...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Franz West Light Chandelier by Memphis 'Meta Collezione' '1991'
By Franz West
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light chandelier (1991).
Franz West (Austria) 1947-2012.
Welded iron chain suspension lamp / blackish-gray patina.
Franz West in a way reinterpre...
Category
1990s Austrian Expressionist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass Tahiti Table Lamp by Memphis Srl
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The ultimate Sottsass table light!!
Anthropomorphic (looks like a parrot) as the head (w/ lamp) swivels up and down.
Designed for the inaugural 1981 MEMPHIS...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass DIVA Mirror for Memphis Srl
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
No one but Ettore Sottsass could've designed such an elegant mirror -- an homage to his love of the human psyche, "reflected" in its inner & outer beauty.
Quasi-deco in manner, ye...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Laminate
Archizoom Safari Seating Pod 'Historic' '1967-2022' for Poltronova Srl
By Archizoom Associati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Safari
Imperial sofa, design by Archizoom Associati
The famed, ultimate Pop Art sectional pod sofa!! In all the 20th C design history books!!
The Safar...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Sectional Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Fur, Fiberglass
Shiro Kuramata Nara Square Terrazzo Table for Memphis Srl
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nara square table, (1983).
Shiro Kuramata (Japan) / Memphis Milano.
Square end or coffee table in metal and colored-glass-infused "Star Piece" terrazzo.
Dimensions: W 23.75" x D ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Terrazzo
Ettore Sottsass Ultrafragola Mirror for Poltronova Srl
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ultrafragola mirror (from Mobile Grigi series of designs.)
Ettore Sottsass (Italian.)
Original design: 1970, production 2019
Opaline plastic, mirror, pink LED...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Acrylic
MEMPHIS "All-White SUPER" Table Lamp 'Special Edition' / Martine Bedin
By Martine Bedin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
New color version “white” designed in 2019
Measures: W. 45, H. 30 cm
A new refreshed & updated version of the classic blue super lamp with rubber wheels...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
MEMPHIS "White & Colored SUPER" Table Lamp Special Edition / Martine Bedin
By Martine Bedin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A new, refreshed and updated version of the Classic blue super lamp with rubber wheels by early Memphis inceptor/memer Martine Bedin (France). Same scale and details but in this instance, an all-white body with multicolored exposed bulb...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
MEMPHIS "YELLOW SUPER" Table by Martine Bedin (Special Edition)
By Martine Bedin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Special edition!! New!!! Hot!!!!
Another new and refreshed version of the famed Super floor/table lamp (originally in cobalt blue) --- now in brilliant primary Yellow!!! Created/u...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
Ettore Sottsass ASHOKA Table Lamp for MEMPHIS srl
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ashoka table lamp is an early Ettore Sottsass lighting masterwork for the introductory 1981 MEMPHIS collection as iconoclastic a light/sculpture as yo...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Tartar Sideboard for Memphis Srl
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Tartar sideboard by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis (1985) is remarkable in several ways. Sottsass once concurred that this iconoclastic piece was an avid attempt to create a Sottsas...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Hardwood
Memphis "Juan" Settee/Chaise by Marco Zanini
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful, serene MEMPHIS chaise longue upholstered in dark gray & cobalt blue Alcantara (Ultrasuede), constructed of solid wood covered in ABET plastic laminate, hand-milled metal...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Settees
Materials
Metal
MEMPHIS "PLAZA" Woman's Vanity by Michael Graves 'Design: 1981'
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Probably one of the rarest & most important works of late-20th century art furniture ever created!! In particular, an absolute tour-de-force by Michael Graves --- the greatest Postmodernist Architect of the 20th century!
In terms of form and composition, one could liken it to many of Graves' buildings (Humana Tower, Louisville; Portland Municipal Building, Portland, Oregon; Government of the Netherlands Congress Bldg; etc.
The Plaza vanity and stool is a true Museum-piece with pivoting brass-rimmed silvered mirror, hand-matched bird's-eye maple, lacquered wood (in his archetypal color palette of grayish-teal), mirrored "Busby Berkley-ish perfume shelves, brass and elegant light blue-gray velvet upholstery. Only approx. 40 units ever made. Will be sold with original provenance...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Memphis Roma Green Fiberglass Indoor/Outdoor Chair
By Marco Zanini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Roma fiberglass chair by Marco Zanini for MEMPHIS (1986).
This exotic chair (throne) is a radical MEMPHIS experiment with an unorthodox material c...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Michele De Lucchi Polar Side Table for Memphis Srl
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Another quirky anthropomorphic table by Michele De Lucchi, early Memphis trailblazer (looks a little like "Mickey", don't it??).
When you thin...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern End Tables
Materials
Wood, Laminate
Michele De Lucchi KRISTALL Side Table for MEMPHIS srl
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the inaugural 1981 Memphis collection, this very popular design by Michele De Lucchi (one of the founding members of the design collective) implement...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Shiro Kuramata KYOTO Round Table for MEMPHIS srl
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kyoto round table (1983)
Shiro Kuramata (Japan) / Memphis Milano
Round end table in metal and colored-glass-infused "Star Piece" terrazzo
Dimen...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Nathalie du Pasquier Royal Chaise for Memphis Srl
By Memphis Group
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Famed MEMPHIS Chaise/Couch by the brilliant Nathalie Du Pasquier (France) from the amazing 1983 MEMPHIS Collection.
Upholstered in her revered "CERCHIO" ("Circles") textile w/ armre...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Lacquer, Laminate, Fabric
Mies Armchair with Ottoman by Poltronova
By Poltronova, Archizoom Associati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
MIES armchair with ottoman (1969).
Archizoom (Italy) /Poltronova.
Chromed steel frame, a seat in elastic latex that forms to the weight of the body, headrest in pony-skin leather, a ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bay Table Lamp
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bay table lamp is a breathtaking masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis (1983). Fabricated from tiers of colored perspex plastic & colored and w...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Sanremo Floor Lamp by Archizoom Associati
By Archizoom Associati
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sanremo floor lamp (1968).
Archizoom (Italy) / Poltronova.
Painted sheet steel base and stem with laser-cut metacrylate pendants, halogen (50 wat...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bel Air Armchair by Peter Shire
By Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bel Air armchair, designed in 1982 for the second historic Memphis exhibition, is by radical Southern California iconoclast Peter Shire. With its "beachball"-like corner sculptur...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool
King Floor Lamp
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The King lamp a very rare floor lamp (torchère) design by Ettore Sottsass for MEMPHIS (1983). Less than 30 were ever produced. It is fabricated from lacquered metal w/ a glass diffus...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Laurel Lamp
By Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful gem of a table lamp by LA-based Peter Shire, one of only two (2) Americans who participated in the original
1981 Memphis experiment (Michael ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Cream End Table
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Cream end table by Ettore Sottsass for MEMPHIS (1984) is a rare example of the designer's play/riff on minimalism of course he just can't help himself and adjoins it with softene...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Laminate
Carlton Miniature / 1:4 Scale by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ettore Sottsass himself after his iconic full-scale object, the Carlton cabinet. Perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase.
The vivid colors and seemingly random interplay of solids and voids suggest AvantGarde painting...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Laminate, Wood
"Piccadilly" Table Lamp by Gerard Taylor
By Gerard Taylor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early Memphis table lamp by Scottish Designer Gerard Taylor (of Sottsass Associate fame), from the 1982 Memphis exhibition. Uber-precise in its detailing, it has its apparent roots in De Stijl as well as Postmodernism.
Got a Rietveld Cassina Red-Blue table? Perfect!
Got a De Lucchi Kristall...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ivory Pedestal and Side Table
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The ivory pedestal is (in my mind) the accompaniment to Sottsass' TARTAR Cubist-like sideboard --- a visual attempt to show each elevation/plain as though it were 3-D rather than a f...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Pedestals
Materials
Hardwood
Sofo Modular Sofa by Super Studio/ Reissued by Poltronova Spa, 2017
By Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sofo is a seat to place in a row, like a train, or to stack to build solid, colorful mountains. It is simply a block made with an S-shaped cut from a cube of polyurethane, covered wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam
"Palace" Chair by George Sowden
By George Sowden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed for the 3rd Memphis exhibition by George Sowden (UK), it is a melding of his memories of British Arts & Guilds (Macintosh, etc.) and a rectilinear homage to Gerrit Rietveld & De Stijl.
Every element of the palace chair...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer
"D'Antibes" Cabinet by George Sowden
By George Sowden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "D'Antibes" cabinet was designed by George Sowden (UK), one of the early members of the Memphis collective and husband to Nathalie du Pasquier (thus explaining her influence, vis-a-vis the silkscreened decorations on the cabinet's sides.
George early on thought of it as a medicine cabinet, an apothecary vitrine or just a small bookcase.
In my first great apartment on the Detroit River, it was my towel...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Pierre Dining Table or Desk
By George Sowden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pierre dining table or desk by George Sowden for Memphis (1981) is a remarkable piece of 20th century craftsmanship. It's legs are separate but vividly-lacquered "building blocks...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Laminate, Hardwood
"Magnolia" Cabinet/Bookcase by Andrea Branzi
By Andrea Branzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early seminal example of the work of famed Italian architect and intellectual, Andrea Branzi. His incredible fascination with imposing "plants, trees and branches within the compo...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
"Lodge" Sideboard, Rare by Martine Bedin
By Martine Bedin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This extremely rare cabinet by Martine Bedin, one of the early Memphis practitioners, was emblematic of the collective's fascination with HPL laminates. Secret shelves and drawers, t...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Madison Floor Lamp
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Madison floor lamp (Torchère) by Aldo Cibic for Memphis (1983).
A rare floor lamp from the 3rd Memphis collection of 1983. With a built-in dimmer at its center and a top lighting so...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Victoria Ceramic Flower Vase by Marco Zannini
By Marco Zannini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Victoria ceramic flower vase by Marco Zannini (Italy.)
Rare. Zanini had the notion (correctly, in actuality) that most artistic flower vases almo...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Memphis Group Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Volga Porcelain Flower Vase by Matteo Thun for Memphis
By Matteo Thun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Volga porcelain flower vase by Matteo Thun (Italy/Austria) for Memphis srl (1983).
Created for the 3rd Memphis exhibition in 1983, Thun was am...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Memphis Group Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Baykal Ceramic Flower Vase by Marco Zanini
By Marco Zannini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Baykal ceramic flower vase by Marco Zanini (Italy).
Rare. Zanini had the notion (correctly, in actuality) that most artistic flower vases almos...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Memphis Group Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Flamingo" Side Table by Michele De Lucchi
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele De Lucchi was a principal member of the Italian radical groups Alchymia and Memphis.
This elegant table, created for Memphis in 1984, is one of a series of four which use ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
SOFO Armchair by Superstudio
By Superstudio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
SOFO Armchair is a seat to place in a row, like a train, or to stack to build solid, colorful mountains. It is simply a block made with an S-shaped cut from a cube of polyurethane, c...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam
"First" Chair by Michele De Lucchi
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele de Lucchi was one of the cofounders of the Milano Design Group Memphis, which emerged at the end of 1980 around the central figure of Ettore Sottsass.
The group’s very first...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Two "Imperial" Cabinets by Shiro Kuramata
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The notion of the container and the secrecy that can abound from it was an important preoccupation for the stellar Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata --- perhaps because he grew out of...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Tanganyika Ceramic Flower Vase by Marco Zannini
By Marco Zannini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tanganyika ceramic flower vase by Marco Zannini (Italy).
Very rare, perhaps only 10-12 were ever made. Zannini had the notion (correctly, in act...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Memphis Group Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Carrot Ceramic Flower Vase
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carrot ceramic flower vase by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Memphis srl (1985)
An unequivocal example of the power of Nathalie's understand of pattern an...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
