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Eye On Design: Gilded Wooden Bench by Thomas Hope

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A member of a wealthy banking family and sophisticated patron of the arts, Thomas Hope (17391861) set out to influence and improve contemporary taste through the publication of his own collection in Household Furniture and Interior Decoration (1807).

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Eye on Design: Ettore Sottsass, Yellow Furniture

Ettore Sottsass Yellow Furniture
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Cross-shaped and studded with golden dots, Ettore Sottsass’ Yellow Furniture reads as an homage to Otto Wagner’s Steinhof Church, which is also cruciform in plan and features golden dots as the leitmotif.
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