Ettore Sottsass "Litta" Desk, 1989

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This is the "Litta" Desk by Ettore Sottsass, designed in 1989—a prime example of Memphis Milano design with its bold … Read more This is the "Litta" Desk by Ettore Sottsass, designed in 1989—a prime example of Memphis Milano design with its bold form and unexpected material contrasts.; It belonged to Nadia, an avant-garde Milanese journalist who once covered the opening of the first Memphis exhibition in 1981.; The day she brought this desk home, she threw her old one out the window (a minor scandal in her apartment complex). She wrote her best work here—torrid critiques of postmodernism, letters to elusive lovers, and half-baked screenplays she’d never finish.; The blue suede writing pad still carries the faintest imprint of her typewriter keys, a ghost of every deadline she nearly missed.; - 30"h, 51.25"w, 28.25"d, 25.75" leg clearance - Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta, Italy, 1989 - Signed - Sottsass wood veneer, black laminate, lacquered metal knobs, blue suede - Condition: Excellent; small area of veneer loss to bottom corner See less