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Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007)
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Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007)
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007)
Dining table
Painted steel and Sardinian granite top
Produced by Bieffeplast, Italy
Date of creation: 1980
H74 D120 cm
In 1980, a year before the founding of the Memphis group, Ettore Sottsass designed a series of pieces for Bieffeplast, a Padua-based manufacturer specialising in metal furniture, in which one can already perceive the boldness of style that would go on to revolutionise design. This table combines a painted steel base, with its clean, geometric lines, with a top in Sardinian granite, a material that Sottsass – who had a particular fondness for Mediterranean stone – was keen to use. The contrast between the industrial colour and the natural stone heralds the postmodern vocabulary of the years to come. A pivotal piece in the career of one of the masters of Italian design.
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About the sale
Sculptural furniture and functional art
Auction location
Auction time
10/25/2026 at 2:30 PM
Lot description modified on 10/08/2026 at 5:32 PM
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