Whistle Vase Whistle Ettore Sottsass for Habitat Glazed Ceramic

For sale: Fischietto vase, also known as Whistle, designed by Ettore Sottsass and published by Habitat GB, 1999-2000. Small model, wide base. Originally designed in 1962 for the Milanese gallery Il Sestante and reissued by Habitat in 1999-2000, the Fischietto is one of Sottsass's most accessible and poetic objects, a ceramic form that is both archaic and resolutely modern, with a low and wide profile that evokes both a whistle and a miniature totem. Founder of the Memphis Milano movement in 1981, creator of the Valentine for Olivetti, and winner of nine Compasso d'Oro awards, Ettore Sottsass remains one of the most celebrated figures in 20th-century global design, with works included in the permanent collections of MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou, and the Design Museum in London. There is a small discreet chip on the top and a slight crack in the glaze due to the age of the piece. Characteristics: Model: Fischietto - Whistle, small model with wide base. Designer: Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) Publisher: Habitat GB Year: 1999-2000. Dimensions: H 11 cm × Ø 17 cm. Material: Light blue and navy blue glazed ceramic. Reissue of an original model from 1962. Condition: Small discreet chip on the top. Crack in the glaze. Overall condition consistent with age.