Ring
1983-1984 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1982, the luxury art producer Cleto Munari, based in Vicenza, Italy, initiated a range of jewellery designed by prominent architects and designers to complement its existing collections of silver. This ring with its matching necklace was designed by Marco Zanini, best known for his glass and ceramics, who had worked with Etore Sottsass from the late 1970s and was a founder member of the Memphis group.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold, coral and lapis-lazuli |
| Brief description | Ring, gold with coral and lapis lazuli, designed by Marco Zanini for Cleto Munari, Vicenza, 1983-4. |
| Physical description | A tube of polished gold from the side of which projects a long rod with a flat disc at its end, the disc set with two rectangles of red coral and lapis lazuli arranged as a cross. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MARCO ZANINI' |
| Summary | In 1982, the luxury art producer Cleto Munari, based in Vicenza, Italy, initiated a range of jewellery designed by prominent architects and designers to complement its existing collections of silver. This ring with its matching necklace was designed by Marco Zanini, best known for his glass and ceramics, who had worked with Etore Sottsass from the late 1970s and was a founder member of the Memphis group. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.26-2010 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2010 |
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