“Ritz” Desk by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano, 1981

Italy (Memphis Milano), 1981

H 147 x W 71 x D 79 cm

Birch plywood and green lacquered metal

Good condition

€9,400

A work surface folding at a right angle down to the floor. A recessed storage compartment, in a contrasting colour, set in the centre of the top.

Designed by Shiro Kuramata in 1981 for Memphis Milano, the year the movement was founded. One of the few non-Italian contributions to the group, now held by the Centre Pompidou, MoMA and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Produced in a limited series, generally cited at around twenty examples.