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Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Italian

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. Today, the Memphis Milano brand, which is managed by Alberto Bianchi Albrici, still produces designs created by the group between 1981 and 1988.

The Memphis story begins in 1980, when Ettore Sottsass, then a beacon of Italian postmodernism, tapped a coterie of younger designers to develop a collection for the Milan Furniture Fair the next year, determined that all the new furniture they were then seeing was boring. Their mission: Boldly reject the stark minimalism of the 1970s and shatter the rules of form and function. (Sottsass’s Ultrafragola mirror, designed in 1970, embodied many of what would become the collective’s postmodern ideals.)

The group decided to design, produce and market their 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.

So as a record of Bob Dylan’s “Stuck Inside of Mobile” played on repeat, they took their name from the song, devised their marketing strategy and plotted the postmodern look that would come to define the decade of excess — primary colors, blown-up proportions, playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art. A high-low mix of materials also helped define Memphis, as evidenced by Javier Mariscal’s pastel serving trays, which feature laminate veneer — a material previously used only in kitchens — as well as Shiro Kuramata’s Nara and Kyoto tables made from colored glass-infused terrazzo.

An image of Sottsass posing with his collaborators in a conversation pit shaped like a boxing ring appeared in magazines all over the world, and Karl Lagerfield furnished his Monte Carlo penthouse entirely in Memphis furniture. Meanwhile, members like Andrea Branzi, Aldo Cibic, Michele de Lucchi, Nathalie du Pasquier, Kuramata, Paola Navone, Peter Shire, George Sowden, Sottsass and his wife, journalist Barbara Radice, went on to enjoy fruitful careers.

Some people think of the Milan-based collective as the design equivalent to Patrick Nagel’s kitschy screenprints, but for others Memphis represents what made the early 1980s so great: freedom of expression, dizzying patterns and off-the-wall colors.

Eventually, the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990s minimalism, and Memphis fell out of fashion. Sottsass left the group in 1985, and by 1987, it had disbanded. Yet decades later, Memphis is back and can be traced to today’s most exciting designers.

“As someone who was born in the 1980s, Memphis at times feels like the grown-up, artsy version of the toys I used to play with,” says Shaun Kasperbauer, cofounder of the Brooklyn studio Souda. “It feels a little nostalgic, but at the same time it seems like an aesthetic that’s perfectly suited to an internet age — loud, colorful and utilizing forms that are graphic and often a little unexpected.”

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Creator: Memphis Milano
Carlton Wood Miniature Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Plastic

D Antibes Wooden Storage Cabinet, by George Sowden for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, George Sowden, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Designed in 1981 by George Sowden, The "D'Antibes" is a piece of storage furniture with long legs. Cabinet in lacquered wood silkscreened on the two sid...
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Wood

Casablanca Wood Cabinet, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Casablanca cabinet designed in 1981 for Memphis by Ettore Sottsass, in wood and plastic laminated colors. This is an unlimited edition with a number...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Plastic

Suvretta Plastic Bookcase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Suvretta bookcase in plastic laminate was originally designed in 1981, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Beverly Wood Sideboard, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Beverly sideboard in wood and covered with plastic laminate and natural briar, plus a two-door container with shelf, was originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Plastic

Gritti Bookcase, by Andrea Branzi for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Andrea Branzi, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gritti bookcase in plastic laminate, wood, metal and glass. Designed in 1981, by Andrea Branzi. Andrea Branzi, architect and designer, born in Florence,...
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Metal

Gritti Bookcase by Andrea Branzi for Memphis, Italy, 1981
By Andrea Branzi, Memphis Milano
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Gritti bookcase by Andrea Branzi for Memphis. Bookcase made of wood covered with decorative laminate and natural wood essence, decorative metal elements and glass tops. A perfect exa...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Castilian Bookcase by Aldo Cibic for Memphis Milano Collection
By Aldo Cibic, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
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2010s Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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20th Century, Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Cabinet mod. Casablanca
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
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Carlton Room Divider and Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

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Nikko Drawers in Metal and Wood by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Shiro Kuramata
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Nikko drawers in metal and wood by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano collection Additional information: Drawers on metal structure, in wood and painted finish. Collection: Memph...
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2010s Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Atlantic Chest of Drawers, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
ATLANTIC Michele de Lucchi 1981 Cassettiera in legno rivestita in laminato decorativo, elementi in metallo e vetro. I cassetti di Atlantic sembrano delle stanze in miniatura che saranno abitate dai nostri ricordi, dai nostri vestiti e dai nostri oggetti che qui saranno custoditi; li potremo intravedere, come da una finestra, dalla superficie in vetro. Realizzata nel 1981 da Michele de Lucchi per Memphis...
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2010s Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Memphis Milano Carlton Shelf by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
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...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Amazon Cabinet, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Marco Zanini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Amazon Cabinet in reconstituted veneer and lacquered wood, was originally designed in 1985 by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano. Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He gradu...
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2010s Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Imperial Cabinet by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano Collection
By Shiro Kuramata, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Imperial cabinet with internal shelf by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano collection Available in silver, black and aubergine. In stock th...
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2010s Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

Malabar Sideboard by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Malabar sideboard with cupboard in plastic by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano collection Additional information: Sideboard with cupboa...
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2010s Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

"Imperial" Cabinet by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis, Italy, 1980s
By Memphis Milano, Shiro Kuramata
Located in Milan, IT
"Imperial" cabinet by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano. Iconic case piece with roller shutter and four thin legs.
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1980s Italian Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Carlton 30th Anniversary Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Design
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Carlton is the most famous and iconic of all the objects designed for Memphis Milano. The piece was designed by Ettore Sottsass and first presented at the historic Memphis exhibition...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Memphis “Phoenix” Bookcase By Michele De Lucchi, Milan, 1983
By Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The extraordinary “Phoenix” Bookcase, designed by renowned Italian architect and designer Michele de Lucchi, and produced by the influential Memphis Group in Milan in 1983. Known for...
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1980s Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Malabar Bookshop by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milan
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Malabar is a cabinet-bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano in 1982 and purchased in 2000. Production number 21. Sold with certificate of Authenticity. Featuring she...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Kampa bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Design
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
The product in question is marked as 1stsample and is sold with a certificate of authenticity. Kampa is a three-element bookcase with table created by Ettore Sottsass as part of the ...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Wooden Roses Shelving #3 by H.J.Weinand for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Wooden storage cabinet with casters, designed by H.J. Weinand for Memphis Milan in 1992... Intermediate shelves are connected by wooden bottle silhouettes in different warm colors. T...
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1990s Italian Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Nosy Cabinet by Mimmo Paladino for Meta Memphis Milan
By Mimmo Paladino, Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Storage cabinet made by Mimmo Paladino for Meta Memphis, limited edition of 25 pieces. The central body consists of a double door cabinet, which can be opened by curved steel element...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Ginza Wooden Robot by Umeda Masanori for Memphis Milano Collection
By Masanori Umeda, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Ginza wooden robot with plastic laminate, shelves & drawers by Masanori Umeda for Memphis Milano collection Additional information: Wooden robot with ...
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2010s Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Lodge Bookcase in Wood by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano Collection
By Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Lodge bookcase with four drawers in wood by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano collection Additional information: Bookcase with four drawers. Structure in in wood finished with pla...
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2010s Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Plastic

Italian modern blue wood bookcase by Aldo Cibic for Memphis, 1980s
By Aldo Cibic, Memphis Milano
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern blue wood bookcase by Aldo Cibic for Memphis, 1980s Iconic bookcase with rectangular shape entirely of wood covered in blue laminate. It is composed of a single column...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Padma crystal display cabinet designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 2000.
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Padma display cabinet designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Memphis in the 2000s. With a crystal frame and uprights, Parma belongs to the Long Furniture collection. Its aesthet...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Italian modern Glass, wood metal Bookcase Gritti by Andrea Branzi Memphis, 2000s
By Memphis Milano, Andrea Branzi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass, wood and metal Bookcase Gritti by Andrea Branzi for Memphis, 2000s Floor bookcase mod. Gritti with a rectangular base, in wood, glass and metal. The peculiarity...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Materials

Metal

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We are offering an early and rare Beverly cabinet by Ettore Sottsass. Designed in 1981 and produced in the early years by Memphis Milano in Italy. In the same year, Sottsass founded ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal

Italian Sottsass Post-Modern Brutalist Paul Evans Lift Chest
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Paul Evans
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Italian designed, exceptionally executed, entirely handmade, showing high quality and sophisticated elegance of execution, having a rich, luxurious and whimsical presen...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Metal, Steel

Martine Bedin, Charlotte Cabinet, Memphis Milano, Italy, 1987
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Greding, DE
Large design furniture designed by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano in 1987. The "Charlotte" cabinet consists of (semi-)cylindrical forms that open to reveal a multitude of drawers a...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Plywood, Burl

Charlotte Cabinet by Martine Bedin for Memhis, Milano, 1987
By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin
Located in Kansas City, MO
Early, original Charlotte cabinet designed by Marine Bedin for the Memphis Group, Milan, 1987. Multiple colors of red, brown, gray, black and blonde utilizing Birdseye maple veneer, ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Memphis Milano Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Birdseye Maple, Maple

Memphis Milano case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Memphis Milano case pieces and storage cabinets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Memphis Milano case pieces and storage cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 3 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 16 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original case pieces and storage cabinets by Memphis Milano were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider case pieces and storage cabinets by Cappellini, Arcahorn Srl., and Lodovico Acerbis. Prices for Memphis Milano case pieces and storage cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $821 and can go as high as $20,367, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $10,422.

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