Kampa bookcase
Ettore Sottsass
Production Memphis
Product Details
Kampa is a three-piece bookcase with table, created by Ettore Sottsass as part of the exhibition Mobili Lunghi, produced by Post Design and presented at the Post Design Gallery in Milan in April 2000. The example shown represents the very first prototype of the design, which later initiated the well-known production. The three bookcase structures are made of composite wood veneer, while the table is in black painted steel. An integrated halogen light is built into the structure, positioned on the underside of the shelf above the tabletop element. This piece is the very first Kampa ever produced by Post Design. In 1997, the historic Italian design manufacturer Memphis decided to create the Post Design brand for its new product line. Post Design includes a wide range of collections created by Italian and international designers and artists, featuring well-known names such as Ettore Sottsass, Nathalie du Pasquier, Dennis Santachiara, and Johanna Grawunder, as well as lesser-known figures, with the aim of promoting innovation and giving visibility to young, emerging designers. Excellent condition. Unique, out-of-production piece.
Design: 2000
W 112 x D 66 x H 211 cm
Table L 105 x W 62 x H 76 cm
Ettore Sottsass
A central figure in radical and postmodern design, Ettore Sottsass was able to bridge architecture and product design while challenging the assumptions of modernist rationalism. Born in Innsbruck in 1917, throughout his career he introduced a symbolic and emotional dimension to his projects, rejecting the notion of object neutrality and opening the language of design to color, narrative, and meaning. With the founding of the Memphis Group in 1981, Sottsass contributed to a profound redefinition of the international design scene, leaving a lasting influence on the evolution of contemporary design.
