Ettore Sottsass Jr. Follow Early 'Ultrafragola' mirror, from the series 'Mobili Grigi' designed 1969, produced circa 1970 Acrylic, neon, mirrored glass, painted plywood. 191.5 x 101.5 x 13.5 cm (75 3/8 x 39 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.) Manufactured by Poltronova, Agliana, Italy.
Provenance Private collection, Rome Literature 'Proposte', Domus , no. 488, July 1970, n.p. Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass A Critical Biography , London, 1993, p. 135 Hans Höger, Ettore Sottsass Jun. Designer, Artist, Architect , Tübingen, 1993, p. 91 Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari, Light: Lamp 1968-1973: The New Italian Design , Turin, 2002, figs. 147-48 Beppe Finessi, 'Design Italia 1928-2016: 100 Record', Domus , no. 1000, March 2016, p. 151 Catalogue Essay The present model 'Ultrafragola' mirror was designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr. as part of a series, 'I Mobili Grigi', first exhibited in 1970 at the Eurodomus, Milan. The present lot was made from a carved wood frame and belongs to the first series of mirrors realised by Poltronova before 1971. Examples of the 'Ultrafragola' mirror executed after this date instead feature a metal structure, which was introduced to create a more sinuously curved form. Read More
Ettore Sottsass Jr. Follow Early 'Ultrafragola' mirror, from the series 'Mobili Grigi' designed 1969, produced circa 1970 Acrylic, neon, mirrored glass, painted plywood. 191.5 x 101.5 x 13.5 cm (75 3/8 x 39 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.) Manufactured by Poltronova, Agliana, Italy.
Provenance Private collection, Rome Literature 'Proposte', Domus , no. 488, July 1970, n.p. Barbara Radice, Ettore Sottsass A Critical Biography , London, 1993, p. 135 Hans Höger, Ettore Sottsass Jun. Designer, Artist, Architect , Tübingen, 1993, p. 91 Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari, Light: Lamp 1968-1973: The New Italian Design , Turin, 2002, figs. 147-48 Beppe Finessi, 'Design Italia 1928-2016: 100 Record', Domus , no. 1000, March 2016, p. 151 Catalogue Essay The present model 'Ultrafragola' mirror was designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr. as part of a series, 'I Mobili Grigi', first exhibited in 1970 at the Eurodomus, Milan. The present lot was made from a carved wood frame and belongs to the first series of mirrors realised by Poltronova before 1971. Examples of the 'Ultrafragola' mirror executed after this date instead feature a metal structure, which was introduced to create a more sinuously curved form. Read More
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