4 chairs design Sottsass and Marco Zanini, from the series "danube", years 1980

4 chairs design Sottsass and Marco Zanini, from the series "danube", years 1980. His body of work included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting, home objects, office machine design, and many buildings and interiors. His style was defined by bright color choices, statement pieces, and decoration. Ettore sottsass was an iconic figure in design history. Ettore sottsass founded the memphis group in milan on 11 december 1980, after the bob dylan song "stuck inside of mobile with the memphis blues again" played during the group's inaugural meeting. The group was active from 1981 to 1988.