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Ettore Sottsass
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Sold
10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ettore Sottsass
- 'Coming Back From Siracusa' Chair
- marble
Provenance
Acquired directly from the producer by the present owner
Catalogue Note
The present lot was designed for the exhibition 'Furniture for the Ritual of Life' at Blum Helman Gallery, New York, 1987. Sottsass, a master of many materials, here directly confronts marble, a material he once avoided. 'This collection is about developing as much as possible the relationship between materials... Many years ago, I hated marble as a symbol of richness and power. Now... I am able to see marble just as a texture, as a natural. Then it becomes very beautiful and gives you nice feelings.'