Memphis Milano - Matteo Thun - Cup - Tazza/Vaso mono fiore "Onega" - Porcelain - Postmodern Style
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White porcelain Tazza/Vaso mono fiore “Onega”, designed by Matteo Thun for Memphis Milano in 1982 (estimated 1980–1990), a postmodern design with kiln-fired decals, measuring H 11.8 cm, W 6.8 cm, D 10 cm, Italy origin, in good condition with minor signs of age.
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Splendid and exceptional collectible piece: the "ONEGA" cup/vase model, designed by architect and designer Matteo Thun in 1982 for the historic avant-garde collective MEMPHIS MILANO.
The object perfectly embodies the postmodern aesthetics of the 1980s guided by Ettore Sottsass, characterized by bold geometries, irony, and the deconstruction of classical forms.
The series of white porcelain objects that Matteo Thun creates for Memphis, on the one hand, fits within the tradition of his family's ceramic craftsmanship, on the other hand it renews it with a sort of “humorous anti-functionalism.” The Onega cup (1982) “slots” onto a spherical form that itself rests on shaped triangular elements, against every rule of ergonomics.
Cup in white porcelain, turned and hand-shaped with oven-sublimated decals.
Made in fine white porcelain, it is distinguished by the iconic stabilizing geometric fins at the base and the perforated handle with a raised texture on the back.
Originally born in the series of geometric ceramics of the collective, with the dual vestige of an art glass or small mono-flower vase.
There is a second version of this Cup with the base fins decorated with oven-sublimated decals.
Dimensions: Height 11.8 cm, Length 10 cm, Width 6.8 cm
Splendid and exceptional collectible piece: the "ONEGA" cup/vase model, designed by architect and designer Matteo Thun in 1982 for the historic avant-garde collective MEMPHIS MILANO.
The object perfectly embodies the postmodern aesthetics of the 1980s guided by Ettore Sottsass, characterized by bold geometries, irony, and the deconstruction of classical forms.
The series of white porcelain objects that Matteo Thun creates for Memphis, on the one hand, fits within the tradition of his family's ceramic craftsmanship, on the other hand it renews it with a sort of “humorous anti-functionalism.” The Onega cup (1982) “slots” onto a spherical form that itself rests on shaped triangular elements, against every rule of ergonomics.
Cup in white porcelain, turned and hand-shaped with oven-sublimated decals.
Made in fine white porcelain, it is distinguished by the iconic stabilizing geometric fins at the base and the perforated handle with a raised texture on the back.
Originally born in the series of geometric ceramics of the collective, with the dual vestige of an art glass or small mono-flower vase.
There is a second version of this Cup with the base fins decorated with oven-sublimated decals.
Dimensions: Height 11.8 cm, Length 10 cm, Width 6.8 cm
Details
Era
1900-2000
Style subtype
Post-Modern
Title additional information
Postmodern Style
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Italy
Manufacturer/brand
Memphis Milano
Model
Tazza/Vaso mono fiore "Onega"
Designer/artist/maker
Matteo Thun
Material
Porcelain
Style
Design
Colour
Grey, White
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
11.8 cm
Width
6.8 cm
Depth
10 cm
Decor
Oven-sublimated decals
Estimated period
1980-1990
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