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Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

$151.47
£114.24
€130
CA$209.43
A$234.59
CHF 123.22
MX$2,852.59
NOK 1,560.33
SEK 1,481.17
DKK 989.65

About the Item

Table lamp clock in full Radical Memphis style, produced in the early 1980s, postmodern, made of lacquered metal, with white lamp-shaped dial on black background. Signature "Missiani" visible on the dial. It is part of a stock of clocks from a store depot that was closed decades ago and miraculously unearthed again. The various layers of geometric background emphasize the shapes, giving movement and special geometry to the object, thus becoming not a simple clock but a special collectible and design object. It measures 21 cm. high and 17 cm. wide, with a 14 cm. circular base. Processing voltage both 110 and 220 Very good condition, may have some signs of age. The genesis of Memphis was rooted in the experimental approach to industrial design that Ettore Sottsass and Michele De Lucchi had pursued in the late 1970s during their experience within Studio Alchimia and their contemporary proximity to radical design concepts. The actual collective was born from an informal meeting organized by Sottsass in his Milan home on December 11, 1980, to generally discuss new forms of expression related to design; along with De Lucchi, colleagues Aldo Cibic, Matteo Thun, Marco Zanini, and Martine Bedin participated in the invitation. Together, they decided to create a working group as a reaction to the style that had characterized the design of the 1970s, which was very minimalist, considered to have no personality, and marked by a glossy look as well as lackluster colors, black above all.
  • Similar to:
    Memphis Group (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Diameter: 5.52 in (14 cm)
  • Style:
    Post-Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1980
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    taranto, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5829243962232

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