Description: Sotheby's Monaco. Memphis: La Collection Karl Lagerfeld. Sale in Monte Carlo, 15 October 1991. Hardback, quarto; illustrated boards. Bidding form loosely inserted. 133 lots illustrated in color. French, with some English translation. The catalogue for the sale of Karl Lagerfeld's collection of Memphis Milano furniture and objects. Lagerfeld assembled the collection during the 1980s in order to furnish his apartment in Monte Carlo. He called Memphis the "Art Deco of the '80s". When he sold the apartment, he decided to sell the Memphis collection, too. All the main Memphis designers are included - Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Martine Bedin, Matteo Thun, Marco Zanini, Masanori Umeda, George James Sowden, Peter Shire, Aldo Cibic. The pieces in the sale include chairs, tables, cabinets, shelves, lights, teapots, clocks, televisions, etc. The text features quotes from Lagerfeld, Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass and Frederique Huygen, and a bibliography. An indispensable resource on Post-Modern design and the Memphis Milano designers. Excellent Condition, no flaws or defects.
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Type: Catalog
Origin: Monaco
MPN: NA
Publisher: Sotheby's
California Prop 65 Warning: NA
Brand: Sotheby's
Publication Year: 1991
Format: Hardcover Book
Unit Type: Unit
Language: French
Model: NA
Personalized: No
Features: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Topic: Post-Modern Design
Season: Autumn
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Unit Quantity: 1
