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Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Cabinet mod. Casablanca

Description
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York where he began working in the studio of the designer George Nelson. Back in Italy, he began important collaborations with Poltronova (1957) and Olivetti (1958). From the late 60s to the 70s he collaborated with Superstudio and Archizoom Associati, as part of the Radical Architecture movement, until the founding of the Memphis group in 1981. Ettore Sottsass has been the recipient of numerous international awards and was the winner of the ADI Compasso d'Oro Award in 1959. His works are now exhibited in the permanent collections of many museums around the world.
Here we have the wonderful wall cabinet mod. Casablanca designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1981.
Wooden structure covered with colored plastic laminate, in very good condition, fully original and ready to be shipped.

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Published in: Barbara Radice, Memphis, Rizzoli, 1984, page 37. - Juli Capella & Quim Larrea, Designed by architects in the 1980's, Rizzoli, 1988, page 141.
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	wood
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1981
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Collectible Design, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	A_316
Incollect Reference #:	814894