Contemporary Design 
23 May 2024
Contemporary Design 
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Shiro Kuramata

Ritz Scrittoio desk

Memphis
Japan / Italy, 1981
birch plywood, lacquered wood, lacquered steel 60 h × 39½ w × 32¼ d in (152 × 100 × 82 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
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Desk features a small roll-top compartment concealing open storage. Metal manufacturer's label to reverse ‘Memphis Milano Shiro Kuramata 1981 N. 13/20 Made in Italy’.This work is number 13 from the edition of 20.
provenance: Acquired directly from the manufacturer by the present owner
literature: Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, Hara et al., pg. 160 Memphis: Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design, Radice, pg. 101

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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