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
1970, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Synthesi in Brown Plastic
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house.
Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
Olivetti Synthesis Portalettere Design Sottsass - Design - Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, MI
OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS portalettere Design Sottsass - design - olivetti
OLIVETTI SYNTHESIS
SISTEMA 45 - Portalettere
Design Ettore SOTTSASS ( 1917 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
1980s Ettore Sottsass for Alessi Postmodern Memphis Era Small Bowl Catch It All
By Ettore Sottsass, Alessi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful small bowl basket designed by Sottsass for Alessi , circa 1980s polished stainless steel .
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Ceramic vase Memphis, “HSING” by Ettore Sottsass yellow star, Milan late 1980s.
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, IT
Memphis Milano painted ceramic vase, “HSING”by Ettore Sottsass, yellow star-shaped color. Alessio Sarri ceramiche. Memphis Group, an Italian design and architecture collective founde...
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1980s Italian Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
$9,103 Sale Price
20% 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 ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$814 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
$948 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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1990s Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Ettore Sottsass brass and pink glasses mirror by Santambrogio
De Berti, 1960s
By Santambrogio
De Berti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An elegant wall mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Santambrogio & De Berti in Lissone in the early 1960s.
Crafted with refined materials including brass and glass, t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Vase Model "Y33B" by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy, 1969
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic vase model "Y33B" by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova.
Cast-formed white glazed ceramic, it's part of the of the series "Yantra" collection.
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1960s Italian Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Shiva Flower Vase, Pink, Ettore Sottsass, Glazed Ceramic, XXe, Spanish
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
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...
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Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Tigris Porcelain Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
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
Two Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1995
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
2 Beautiful hand-blown Murano glass table lamps in a unique design in aqua and blue colors.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1995.
The glass shade is signed...
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1990s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tow Modern White
aqua Murano Table Lamps by E.Sottsass for Venini, Signed 1994
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
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 ".
Ettore So...
Category
1990s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Valigia Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 1977
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in PARIS, FR
Valigia floor or table lamp by Sottsass for Stilnovo, 1970s
Valigia table or floor lamp with tubular structure in white painted tubular steel.
The sheet metal lampshade is bicol...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
Newly Upholstered Swivel Desk Chair by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, c. 1970
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York City, NY
Comfortable, stylish desk chair, upholstered in Zak + Fox "Mosu" fabric. We recently restored the base of the chair, so it adjusts up and down effortlessly.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
Indivia Ceramic Plate, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Indivia ceramic dinner plate was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass, in 1985, as part of a series of decorative plates. The playful names of the design items are a reminder o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
frame with 4 tiles "the Milan Style" design Ettore Sottsass for Cedit 1989
By Cedit Ceramiche 1, Ettore Sottsass
Located in taranto, IT
extremely rare set of 4 Memphis Style tiles, designed by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche, 1989, for the program "The Milan Style" , published in the most important magazines of t...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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
Set of Six Mandarin Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of six dining chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass, the founder of the Memphis Group, Milan, Italy. These chairs are in very good completely original condition. Super sturdy constr...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass Mettsass Table in Red Lacquered Metal and Glass for BD
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mettsass table designed by Ettore Sottsass in Barcelona manufactured by BD.
The structure is made of flat sheets of steel, painted in red RAL 3001. The glass is painted in the same ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
Ettore Sottsass UFO Lamp Arredoluce Italy 1957 Postmodern Space Age Design
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
postmodern space age “UFO Lamp” designed by Ettore Sottsass for Arredoluce, Italy 1957. Molded plastic, enameled brass, and lucite. The lamp features a domed yellow diffuser suspend...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Memphis Milano Carlton Shelf by Ettore Sottsass
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
An absolute icon of Memphis designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981, Carlton fully represents the programmatic intention of the group: the desire to transgress with an irreverent, unorth...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, Hollywood Collection Ceramic Bowl, Italy, ca. 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Weesp, NL
Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, Hollywood Collection Ceramic Bowl, Italy, ca. 1980s
Dimensions: Ø 22 cm (8.66 in.) x H 18 cm (7.09 in.)
A striking ceramic bowl designed by Ettore Sott...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 127/999
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
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...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$2,108 Sale Price
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 144/999
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
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...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,581 Sale Price
40% Off
Ettore Sottsass Missionario Pedestal
By Design Gallery Milano, Ettore Sottsass
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
$9,103 Sale Price
36% Off
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
Modern Table Lamps in Murano by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1995
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in Yellow and green hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1995.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
The lamps col...
Category
1990s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Diamante Doppio Vase by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Braganti
Located in Milan, IT
Entirely made in silver, this vase is part of the diamante collection, designed for Del Conte by renowned architect Ettore Sottsass. The minimalist and sophisticated shape of this pi...
Category
2010s Italian Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Silver
$9,108 / item
Italian modern red advertising sign Valentine Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern red advertising sign Valentine Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Advertising sign model Valentine in red printed plastic depicting a stylized typewriter.
Produced by ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Shiva Flower Vase, Blue, by Ettore Sottsass, Glazed Ceramic, Spain
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Capsule Global pays homage to the same boundary-pushing and experimental movement, and collaborates with BD for a special edition of the Shiva. The clean symmetry and bright colour p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass for Vistosi Glass Pendant, Italy, 1970s
By Vistosi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
An elegant and rare glass pendant light designed by Ettore Sottsass for Vistosi in the 1970s.
This sculptural piece exemplifies the refined yet experimental sensibility that defines...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel Sculptural Umbrella Stand, Italy 1950s
By Rinnovel, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, IT
Very rare and famous umbrella stand from the 1950s designed by Ettore Sottsass for the famous Italian firm Rinnovel Italia.
The timeless design is very attractive, the frame is made ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Ettore Sottass Primavera Carrrara Marble Side Tables
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1980's "Primavera" Carrara marble side tables designed by Ettore Sottass and produced by Ultima Edizione, with white marble squared base...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
$7,125 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Alessi 4 Parts Hors d
oeuvres Service Crystal Glass Designed Ettore Sottsass
By Alessi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
This Listing offers the Alessi 4 compartments Hors d'oeuvres service in crystal glass designed by Ettore Sottsass, made in Italy, circa 1970s.
Mid-Century Modern Serveware, Barware in minimalism design and heavy lead crystal.
All 4 Triangle shaped bowls have the golden Alessi Label.
Practical to serve Your favorite Dish at Your Holiday or Family Dinner...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Ettore Sottsass original early edition mirror by Santambrogio
De Berti, 1958
By Santambrogio
De Berti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and original early edition mirror by Ettore Sottsass. Produced by Santambrogio & De Berti, Italy, 1958
This striking mirror, an original creation by Ettore Sottsass, features...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Mandarin Chair for Knoll w/ Bamboo Arms
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Mandarin Chairs for Knoll w/ Bamboo Arms
5 available
Price per single chair
Style of Memphis Baughman
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Rare Limited Edition of 12 Vase Alpha by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase alpha by Ettore Sottsass,
edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 signed and numbered pieces, number 7 / 12.
This piece has also been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 12 units.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917-31 December 2007) was an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century. His body of designs included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting and office machine design. Sottsass was born on 14 September 1917 in Innsbruck, Austria, and grew up in Milan, where his father was an architect. In 1956, Ettore Sottsass began working as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment...
Category
1990s European Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
$9,103 Sale Price
20% Off
Siluro
Floor Lamp Angelo Lelli, Ettore Sottsass for Arredoluce, Italy, 1957
By Arredoluce, Alfred Lelli, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, IT
Floor lamp model 12628 design Angelo Lelli and Ettore Sottsass for Arredoluce.
Made of marble, lacquered metal, perplex and brass.
It appears in the reasoned catalog 1943-1987, pag...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$565 Sale Price / item
20% 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
$814 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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.
...
Category
1990s European Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass
$8,145 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$9,103 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Lamp “Valigia” by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, Italy, 1977
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo in 1977, the Valigia (Italian for “suitcase”) is one of the most recognizable icons of Italian postmodern lighting. With its curved black met...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Aluminum "Mela" Ice Bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern "mela" ("apple" in English) ice bucket by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel (1953, Italy).
Composed of silver anodized aluminum with a rose-gold tinted interio...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Senape Flower Vase Ettore Sottsass Japanese Urushi Laquer Model A
By Marutomi, Ettore Sottsass
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
Ettore Sottsass Fiorucci Memphis Black Glass Wall Light 3x Targetti Sankey, 1980
By Vittorio Fiorucci, Targetti Sankey, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Three (3x) Ettore Sottsass designed for Fiorucci, produced by Targetti Sankey, Italy 1980
Please note, unlike the ad says it's a set of 3 pieces; if you need just 2 please inquire....
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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
Ettore Sottsass Vase Mediterraneo Green Gilt Waves Lavori in Corso Signed Dated
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Wilton, CT
Ettore Sottsass Mediterreneo large vase or urn with gilt waves on a green glazed ground. From an edition of 15, dated 2000. Original Lavori in Corso label. Measures: 9" high, 9 3/4"...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Monumental Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi Sculptural Table Lamp, Italy, 1962
By Bitossi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning monumental lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1962 having milk glass shade. Beautiful, deep blue and aqua green patterns throughout offer a stunning work of art that draw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Euphrates Vase in Porcelain by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Euphrates vase in porcelain by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano collection
Additional information:
Porcelain vase.
Collection: Memphis Milano
Designer: Ettore Sottsass
Year:...
Category
2010s Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ettore Sottsass, Shiva Vase, Bright Blue, Glazed Ceramic, Spain, XXth
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Shiva vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass when he was travelling to Barcelona for love in 1971. It captures the essence and cultural vision of the bold and provocative Radical D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Travertine
MEMPHIS "CASABLANCA" Cabinet/Sideboard / Ettore Sottsass (Italy) / PostModern
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
This strikingly sculptural cabinet is a superb work of art designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. The wood and plastic laminate structure features a base with a column supp...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Wood
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
$814 Sale Price / item
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Mid Century Side Table Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy, 60s
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare side table designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova
Also it can be used as a nightstand
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ettore Sottsass Furniture
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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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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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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