David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture goes up for auction - architecture and design

David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture goes up for auction



David Bowie's extensive collection of pieces by the Memphis group is set to be auctioned in London.
Before his death earlier this year, the musician was an avid collector of works by Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and the Milan-based Memphis group.
Enorme telephone by Ettore Sottsass, designed in 1986
Over the years, he had managed to acquire over 100 pieces, including the iconic Super Lamp by Martine Bedin and Sottsass' Carlton bookcase.

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One hundred pieces from Bowie's collection will be sold at an auction at Sotheby's in London on 11 November 2016.
The lowest-value items are expected to go for as little as £60, while the Carlton bookcase is estimated at £7000. D'Antibes cabinet by George J. Sowden, designed in 1981.
"The works produced by the historical avant-garde design collaborative Memphis Milano, led by Ettore Sottsass, could not have found a more receptive and tuned-in audience than David Bowie," said Cécile Verdier, co-head of 20th-century design at Sotheby's.
"This is design with no limits and no boundaries," she added. "When you look at a piece of Memphis design, you see their unconventionality, the kaleidoscope of forms and patterns, the vibrant contrasting colours that really shouldn't work but really do."
First chairs by Michele de Lucchi, designed in 1983
The auction will be Sotheby's third to feature Bowie's collec...
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