Living Contemporary 
27 September 2012
Living Contemporary 
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Marco Zanini

collection of eleven vases

Compagnia Vetraria Muranese or Toso Vetri D'Arte for Memphis
Italy, 1982-1986
glass 10¼ h × 6½ dia in (26 × 17 cm)
estimate: $9,000–12,000
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Collection includes (from left to right): Seki, Hiro, Arturo, Hama, Shin, Beltegeuse, Cassiopea, Matsu, Yoshi, Machi and Beltegeuse. Seki, Shin and Yoshi are numbered from editions of seven. Incised signature to the edge of each example: [M. Zanini per Memphis Milano by Compagnia Vetraria Muranese] or [M. Zanini per Memphis Milano by Toso Vetri D'Arte].
literature: Memphis: Céramique, Argent, Verre 1981-1987, Aveline, ppg. 102, 109, 131-132, 134

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Marco Zanini b. 1954

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Marco Zanini was born in Trent in 1954 and studied architecture at the University of Florence. Taking a break from his studies in the late 1970s, Zanini worked for a short time as a designer at Argonaut Company in Los Angeles before settling back in Florence, and working under Ettore Sottsass, who he had met as a student in 1975. Sottsass later invited Zanini to join the Memphis group in 1981 and he contributed iconic designs such as the Dublin sofa, Roma chair and Union shelving unit. Most notable in his diverse body of work however, are his bright, totemic glass and ceramic works which are enduring icons of postmodern design. Today, he teaches design and architecture at various universities throughout the world.

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Amazon cabinet

estimate: $5,000–7,000

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collection of four vessels

estimate: $8,000–10,000

result: $7,500

Marco Zanini

Dublin sofa

estimate: $3,000–4,000

result: $4,200

Marco Zanini

Dublin sofa

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $4,063

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