Spugnato
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.The design is just a few of the many patterns Sottsass developed for Abet Laminati, the Italian plastic laminate manufacturer. Sottsass began experimenting with the material on his Superboxes in 1966, and he designed trade fair booths for Abet in 1970. The laminates became the main palette from which Memphis designers based their furniture veneers and textiles. The pattern derives from common, everyday materials and objects: terrazzo, chain link, and sponges.
Artwork Details
- Title: Spugnato
- Artist: Ettore Sottsass (Italian (born Austria), Innsbruck 1917–2007 Milan)
- Manufacturer: Abet Laminati (Italian)
- Date: designed 1979, manufactured 2017
- Medium: Laminate
- Classification: Paintings-Panels
- Credit Line: Courtesy Abet Laminati
- Rights and Reproduction: Courtesy of Abet Laminati
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art