Sirio

Object NameSirio Vase

Artist Ettore Sottsass (Italian, b. Austria, 1917-2007)

Design Collaborative Memphis Group (Italian, 1981-1987)

Studio Toso Vetri d'Arte

Made FromNon-lead glass

Datedesigned in 1982

Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano; Italy, Milano, Milan

Techniqueblown, assembled while hot, cold, applied decoration

SizeOverall H: 35.8 cm, Diam: 14.1 cm

Accession Number88.3.13

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent red, yellow, blue, black non-lead glasses; blown, assembled while hot, cold. Oversized goblet shape; top to bottom: deep, lipless red bowl tapering sharply in to squared base with short, inset cylindrical flange inserted into stem comprised of narrow red cylinder resting on upper of a pair of broad yellow patties sandwiching a flattened blue bubble; bubble bisected by a short length of white with colorless patty; pair of asymmetrical red cyma handles are connected by colorless bits from middle of red bowl to top of upper yellow patty; stem attached to deep, hollow conical foot of black; inscribed in block letters on outside edge of foot: "Memphis Milano by Toso Vetri d'Arte"; all rims fire-polished.
Provenance

Source Memphis Milano, International Design Center - 1987-12-30