Mumansk
Tazza
1982 (designed), ca.1982-1985 (made)
1982 (designed), ca.1982-1985 (made)
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The Murmansk centrepiece is perhaps the best known piece of metalwork associated with the Memphis design group. It was created by its charismatic leader, Ettore Sottsass Jr., for the second Memphis collection - a group of objects that saw the collective moving from the limited repertoire of the original 1981 collection which consisted of laminated furniture and metal lamps, into more luxurious materials and small scale domestic wares. These included not only silver plate (other examples were designed by Andrea Branzi and Peter Shire) but also ceramics, glass and marble.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Mumansk (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver, secured by brass nuts and bolts. |
| Brief description | Tazza, electroplated nickel silver, 'Murmansk' designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr. for Memphis, Vicenza, Italy, 1982, made by Rossi & Arcand. |
| Physical description | Tazza of electroplated nickel silver, the base, supports and the top secured by brass screws. The base, a circular plate supported on a narrow, straight wall. The six supports placed equidistantly on the base are made up of tubular section, cut at an angle and assembled to form a zig-zag pattern. The top a plain circular sheet with a narrow lip and flared, everted rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ettore Sottsass' (Signed underneath the base) |
| Summary | The Murmansk centrepiece is perhaps the best known piece of metalwork associated with the Memphis design group. It was created by its charismatic leader, Ettore Sottsass Jr., for the second Memphis collection - a group of objects that saw the collective moving from the limited repertoire of the original 1981 collection which consisted of laminated furniture and metal lamps, into more luxurious materials and small scale domestic wares. These included not only silver plate (other examples were designed by Andrea Branzi and Peter Shire) but also ceramics, glass and marble. |
| Bibliographic reference | ed. Glenn Adamson and Jane Pavitt, Postmodernism Style and Suversion, 1970-1990, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2011
p.162. pl.162
Catherine Rossi, "How Memphis was Made" in Crafts Magazine, ed. Grant Gibson, London, Crafts Council, September / October 2011, issue 232, p.63. ill. |
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| Accession number | M.35:1 to 2-2010 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2010 |
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