20th-century design icons in the spotlight at Wright, March 30

Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com
Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com
Unique Carlo Mollino Copenhagen chair, estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Image courtesy of Rago/Wright, www.wright20.com

CHICAGO – Dedicated to the most influential and important designs of the 20th century, Wright‘s Design sale, scheduled for Thursday, March 30, is a celebration of visionary creators from across the globe. From iconic standards to one-of-a-kind works, this highly vetted auction brings together the quality craftsmanship and ambitious vision that defined the past 100 years and continues to shape the way we live today. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Italian museum reconstructs home interior designed by Ettore Sottsass

Image of the Sala Sottsass display, a faithful reconstruction of an interior of Casa Lana, a private Milan residence Ettore Sottsass designed in the mid-1960s. © Trienniale Milano. Photo credit Gianluca Di Ioia
Interior shot of the Sala Sottsass display, a faithful reconstruction of Casa Lana, a private Milan residence Ettore Sottsass designed in the mid-1960s. © Trienniale Milano. Photo credit Gianluca Di Ioia
Image of the Sala Sottsass display, a faithful reconstruction of an interior of Casa Lana, a private Milan residence Ettore Sottsass designed in the mid-1960s. © Trienniale Milano. Photo credit Gianluca Di Ioia

MILAN – In early December 2021, Triennale Milano, an art and design museum in northern Italy, opened the Sala Sottsass on the first floor of the Palazzo dell’Arte. The Sala Sottsass contains the reconstruction and permanent display of an interior of the Casa Lana, a private residence designed by Ettore Sottsass in the mid-1960s in Milan. It is now accessible to the public thanks to a donation by Barbara Radice Sottsass.

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