Gritti Bookcase, By Andrea Branzi For Memphis Milano Collection

Gritti bookcase in plastic laminate, wood, metal and glass. Designed in 1981, by Andrea Branzi.Andrea Branzi, architect and designer, born in Florence, where he graduated in 1967, lives and works in Milano. From 1964-1974 he was a partner of Archizoom Associati, first Avanguard group internationally known, whose projects are preserved at Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione in Parma and at Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He was one of the founders of the Domus Academy, the first international post-graduate school of design. A key member of the Studio Alchimia, founded in 1976, he went on to associate with the Memphis Group in the 1980s. Professor and chairman of the School of Interior Design at the Politecnico di Milano.Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.Additional info:- Dimensions: W 149.5, D 11.75, H 79.75 inches- Materials: Plastic laminate, wood, metal and glass.- Purchased products are shipped with forms of authenticity by Memphis Milano, as well as a metal plaque which contains the signature of the designer, and the year which the product was originally designed in.- Pricing: Prices do not include VAT.