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ca. 1981 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coloured chalk and felt-tip pen design for a shower, with a nude woman depicted from behind against a yellow square and other geometric shapes.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Coloured chalk and felt-tip pen with tracing paper overlay.
Brief description
Design for a shower, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, ca. 1981, coloured chalk and felt-tip pen with tracing paper overlay.
Physical description
Coloured chalk and felt-tip pen design for a shower, with a nude woman depicted from behind against a yellow square and other geometric shapes.
DimensionsDimensions not supplied in catalogue.
Marks and inscriptions
  • IL FIANCO / BIANCO
    Translation
    The white side
  • RADICA ROSSA
    Translation
    Red roots
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Leslie, Fiona Designs for 20th-Century Interiors. London: V&A Publications, 2000.
Collection
Accession number
E.565-1985

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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