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Malide Vase

Designer Ettore Sottsass Italian, born Austria
Retailer Memphis Milano Italian
1986
Not on view
Ettore Sottsass was a seminal figure in 20th century design, evolving over the course of his career from modernism to postmodernism. In his early career, he took a functionalist and rationalist approach to design. By the 1960s, however, he began to look beyond function to create objects imbued with symbolism, emotional appeal, and global and historical references. Malide reflects an interest in historical glass forms from Murano, as well as a focus on complex geometric forms that could intersect in various colors and exploit qualities of transparency, a hallmark in Sottsass's work for Memphis, the collective he established in the 1980s.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Malide Vase
  • Designer: Ettore Sottsass (Italian (born Austria), Innsbruck 1917–2007 Milan)
  • Manufacturer: Toso Vetri d’Arte, Murano
  • Retailer: Memphis Milano
  • Date: 1986
  • Medium: Glass
  • Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 9 5/8 in., 8.3 lb. (52.1 × 24.5 cm, 3.8 kg)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of Daniel Wolf, 2017
  • Object Number: 2017.167.9
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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