Important Design (Day 2) 
11 December 2008
Important Design (Day 2) 
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Shiro Kuramata

Ritz desk

Memphis
Japan / Italy, 1981
ash, lacquered wood, enameled steel 60 h × 39 w × 33 d in (152 × 99 × 84 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
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This work is number six from the edition of twenty. Desk features a single tambour door concealing storage. Signed with applied metal manufacturer's label: [Memphis Milano Shiro Kuramata 1981 N. 06/20 made in Italy].
literature: Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, Hara et al., pg. 160 Memphis: Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design, Radice, pg. 101

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