Lawrence Laske: Design Studio and Collected Works 
24 October 2014
Lawrence Laske: Design Studio and Collected Works 
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Lawrence Laske

Sbarra lamp and model

Memphis
USA / Italy, 1987
enameled aluminum, enameled steel, foamcore, balsa wood, plastic 19½ h × 28 w × 9½ d in (50 × 71 × 24 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,159
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Lot features one fully functioning prototype and one hand-made model.
exhibited: Luci-Lights Memphis Milano, 22 June - 16 July 1988, Milan, Italy

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Lawrence Laske

In 1987 while working in Sottsass’ studio, I was invited to submit a few sketches of lamps for the last Memphis show in Milan. I went to the Jazz club, Tangram, and while listening to jazz and enjoying a large bottle of Chimay I drew several sketches.

I presented them to Ettore and he liked them and asked to study them in more detail. He presented them to Barbara, she loved (and approved) two designs; Sbarro and Elastico. The prototypes for these two designs were included in Luci-Lights Memphis Milano, Jun 22 – July 16 1988.

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