Ettore Sottsass Contemporary Modern Pair of Mod, "Demistella" Italian Consoles
About the Item
- Creator:Ettore Sottsass (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 14.97 in (38 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1990-1999
- Date of Manufacture:1990
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Madrid, ES
- Reference Number:
Ettore Sottsass
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.
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. They 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's 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 imaginative and expressive in smaller, secondary furnishings such as lamps and chandeliers, and in table pieces and glassware that have playful and sculptural qualities.
It was as an artist that Ettore 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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Madrid, Spain
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Mid Century Modern Rare Marble Demilune Console Table by Ettore SottsassBy Ettore SottsassLocated in Madrid, ESItalian marble demilune console table designed by italian artist and designer Ettore Sottsass and produced by Ultima Edizione. Made with red Verona marble top, black Marquina marble ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
MaterialsMarble, Carrara Marble
- Contemporary Modern Italian Red Console Mod, "Antikythera" Designed by SuperegoBy Metea, Studio SuperegoLocated in Madrid, ESConsole mod. "Antikythera" designed and produced by the Milanese Studio Superego and edited by Metea. Structure made of seven centimetres of thick plexiglass...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables
MaterialsAgate, Amethyst, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz
- Contemporary Italian Demilune Console Table Made of White Quartz and Steel baseBy L.A. StudioLocated in Madrid, ESConsole designed by L.A. Studio. Composed of French bases from the 70s with a sculptural shape, made of steel and white quartz top. Our main target is customer satisfaction, so we i...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
MaterialsQuartz, Steel
- Contemporary Pair of Demilune Consoles Made Of White Quartz & SteelLocated in Madrid, ESPair of consoles designed by L.A. Studio. Composed of French bases from the 70s with a sculptural shape, made of steel and white quartz top. Our main target is customer satisfaction...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Console Tables
MaterialsQuartz, Steel
- Ettore Sottsass Model "Lodge" Italian 1986 Set of Six ChairsBy Ettore SottsassLocated in Madrid, ESSet of 6 chairs mod. "Lodge" designed by Ettore Sottass and produced by Bieffeplast. Structure made of black lacquered metal and reupholstered in boucle fabric. Italy, 1986. Our mai...Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsSteel
- Ettore Sottsass Pink Neon Lamp "Ultrafragola" Italian Mirror, Ready to ShipBy Poltronova, Ettore SottsassLocated in Madrid, ESAvailable for immediate delivery. A colorful iconic mirror model "Ultrafragola" designed by Ettore Sottsass and edited by Poltronova. Made of white perp...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsSteel
- Ettore Sottsass Contemporary Modern "Demistella" Marble Italian ConsoleBy Ettore SottsassLocated in Ibiza, Spain«Demistella» model console designed by Ettore Sottsass for Up & Up made with solid wood structure, briar root, lacquered wood and cylindrical legs in Marquina marble. Semicircular to...Category
1990s Italian Modern Demi-lune Tables
MaterialsMarble
- Ettore Sottsass Consolle Demilune Mod. "Demistella" Etichetta Originale UP&UPBy Up&Up, Ettore SottsassLocated in Rovereta, SMEttore Sottsass Consolle Demilune Mod. "Demistella" Etichetta Originale UP&UP.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
MaterialsMarble
- "Demistella" Demilune Console Table in Marble by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980sBy Up & Up, Ettore SottsassLocated in Skokie, ILEttore Sottsass "Demistella" marble demilune console table for UP & Up, Italy, 1980s A beautiful ad iconic demilune shape console tabl...Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
MaterialsMarble
- Pair of ConsolesLocated in Schellebelle, BEExceptional pair of consoles that can be put together as a table each console has 2 drawers Chestnut wood Spain.Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Console Tables
MaterialsChestnut
- Pair of Italian Console Tables, Painted and GiltwoodLocated in Houston, TXPair of Italian console tables, painted and giltwood. Pair of Italian painted and gilt wood freestanding console tables. Stunning pair of Italian Neoclassical style painted and giltwood console tables. This stylish well-proportioned pair of Italian painted and parcel gilt consoles feature beautiful legs, marble-tops and a single drawer. These versatile freestanding Gustavian Style console tables/demilunes/sofa tables...Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Neoclassical Console Tables
MaterialsMarble
- Pair of Italian Console Tables Painted and Silver GiltLocated in Houston, TXPair of Italian console tables-painted and silver gilt. Pair of Venetian console tables-painted and silver gilt. Great pair of early 20th century Venetian painted wood and silver gilt console tables...Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Console Tables
MaterialsWood