Mettsass Dining Table, Ettore Sottsass

Mettsass dining table, Ettore SottsassDimensions: 110 x 110 x 73 H cmMaterials: steel, glassThe structure is of flat sheets of steel painted in red. The glass on the top is painted in the same colour as the structure.Irreverent, provocative, non-conformist, ground-breaking: a Postmodern master, are just some of the terms applied to Ettore Sottsass whose wildly innovative work has had an enormous influence on many contemporary artists. His association with the avant-garde Memphis Group is well known, but in fact, back in 1972 almost a decade before they formed he had forged a relationship with BD Barcelona, one of the first designers to work with the then, fledgling group. His Metsass table from 1972 looks as contemporary today as it did decades ago, his BD designs include the Knossos lamp and Manhattan ashtray and the notorious Shiva Vase, now in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Always experimental in his approach to form and colour, his work is truly iconic. Influenced by both ancient civilizations and contemporary culture, a man who looked to the future for inspiration and whose legacy is an integral part of the history of BD Barcelona.BDB