Malatesta
Designed by:
Sottsass E
Co-Designed by:
-
Designer:
Ettore Sottsass
Co-Designer:
-
Date of Design:
1970
Date of Manufacture:
1970
Decade:
1970s
Region:
Europe
Significance:
Precursor to the Memphis movement
Manufacturer:
Poltronova
Material:
Polyester
Process:
Pressure moulded
Monobloc:
No
Cantilever:
No
Renewable Carbon:
No
Weight:
Note:
Country of origin: Italy. Image: Vitra Design Museum. Named after the Italian anarchist, the Malatesta looks like a traditional chair but is made entirely of fibreglass-reinforced polyester, with foam padding and plastic covering the seat and backrest. The Malatesta was manufactured by Poltronova. Sottsass lived life at a fast pace in the same year he designed the Malatesta he got divorced, gave a series of lectures in Great Britain and Japan and received an Honorary doctorate from the College of Art, London and designed the famous Ultrafragola mirror.