Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007)
Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007)
Dining Table
Painted steel and Sardinian granite tabletop
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 specializing in metal furniture, in which one can already sense the bold style that would revolutionize design. This table combines a painted steel base with clean, geometric lines and a top made of Sardinian granite, a material that Sottsass—who was drawn to Mediterranean stones—frequently used. The contrast between the industrial color and the natural stone foreshadows the postmodern vocabulary of the years to come. A pivotal piece in the career of one of the masters of Italian design.
Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007)
Dining Table
Painted steel and Sardinian granite tabletop
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 specializing in metal furniture, in which one can already sense the bold style that would revolutionize design. This table combines a painted steel base with clean, geometric lines and a top made of Sardinian granite, a material that Sottsass—who was drawn to Mediterranean stones—frequently used. The contrast between the industrial color and the natural stone foreshadows the postmodern vocabulary of the years to come. A pivotal piece in the career of one of the masters of Italian design.
