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Mobile Giallo

Ettore Sottsass Italian, born Austria

1988–89

Not on view

Cross-shaped and studded with golden dots, Yellow Furniture reads as an homage to Otto Wagner’s Steinhof Church, which is also cruciform in plan and features golden dots as the leitmotif. Both Yellow Furniture and the Steinhof Church transfer religious concepts into material form, specifically the spiritual association in Christian iconography of gold as a material and symbol of the heavens. Consistent with Christian ideals, Sottsass intended this piece for production by Indian craftsmen as a way of addressing the poverty he witnessed during his travels.

Mobile Giallo, Ettore Sottsass (Italian (born Austria), Innsbruck 1917–2007 Milan), Burled maple, briar, ebonized oak veneer, gilded wood knobs — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Mobile Giallo

Artist: Ettore Sottsass (Italian (born Austria), Innsbruck 1917–2007 Milan)

Date: 1988–89

Medium: Burled maple, briar, ebonized oak veneer, gilded wood knobs

Dimensions: 57 1/2 × 51 7/8 × 18 1/8 in. (146.1 × 131.8 × 46 cm)

Classification: Furniture

Credit Line: Private Collection

Object Number: ES.041

Rights and Reproduction: Studio Ettore Sottsass Srl

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