Design
Design
Michele de Lucchi
"Phoenix" Bookcase
Lot Closed
April 1, 04:14 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Michele de Lucchi
b.1951
"Phoenix" Bookcase
circa 1983
produced by Memphis, Milan
wood, steel, glass, plastic laminate
86 ½ x 86 x 17 ⅜ in. (219.7 x 218.4 x 44.1 cm)
This "Phoenix" Bookcase is one of only four produced by Memphis. Another example of the model was in the collection of Karl Lagerfeld.
Memphis Furniture Milano 1983, sales catalogue, Milan, 1983, n.p.
Barbara Radice, Memphis: Research, Experiences, Results, Failures and Successes of New Design, London, 1985, p. 36
Fiorella Bulegato and Sergio Polano, Michele De Lucchi. Comincia qui e finisce là, 2004, pp. 58-59
Polly Devlin, New York Behind Closed Doors, New York, 2017, pp. 78, 82 (for the present lot illustrated)
Barbara Radice, Memphis: Research, Experiences, Results, Failures and Successes of New Design, London, 1985, p. 36
Fiorella Bulegato and Sergio Polano, Michele De Lucchi. Comincia qui e finisce là, 2004, pp. 58-59
Polly Devlin, New York Behind Closed Doors, New York, 2017, pp. 78, 82 (for the present lot illustrated)