Ettore Sottsass works in David Bowie's Memphis collection head to auction

2016-10-13T13:22:00-04:00

On November 11th in London, Sotheby's will be auctioning off the late great David Bowie's Memphis, Milano collection, which includes works by architect and designer Ettore Sottsass, Aldo Cibic, and Michele De Lucchi, among others. The works embody the Memphis movement's 1980s philosophy of 'New Design' which basically serves as the thesis for postmodernism, or as the movement's website puts it, "a new expressivity in the form of new shapes, materials and patterns."

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David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust image to dominate Prahran apartments

2011-09-06T14:10:34-04:00

A giant image of Ziggy will dominate four levels of the $10 million Tatu building planned for Macquarie St. It will appear on a perforated metal screen and Bowie's eyes and lips will move when apartment residents adjust screens on their balconies.

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Ettore Sottsass works in David Bowie's Memphis collection head to auction

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust image to dominate Prahran apartments