The back page of Wallpaper* currently features a series in which we take a look at the desks of the high, mighty or menacing. See if you can guess the identity of this month's contender through his personal effects. Scroll down for the answer.
From left: ‘Valentine’ typewriter, £125, by our mystery man and Perry King, for Olivetti, from Sit On It. Green fluoro paper, £3 per pack, from Paperchase. ‘Lotus’ armchair, £1,619, by Jasper Morrison, for Cappellini, from Twentytwentyone. ‘Pro-Ject Debut’ turntable, £160, from The Conran Shop. Blonde on Blonde on vinyl, £25, by Bob Dylan, from Rough Trade. ‘Tool.Rocket’, £87, by Koichi Kaneko, for Kaneko, from Hyakunen. Domus, courtesy of John Heffernan. ‘Rugby’ pen, £33, by our mystery man, for Acme Studios, from The Home. Footed melamine bowl, part of a multi-coloured nesting set, £35, by Zak Designs, from The Conran Shop. ‘Olympus O-Product’ camera, on loan from the Olympus archive. ‘Seggiolina da Pranzo’ miniature chair, £78, by our mystery man, for Vitra. ‘Kite’ clock, £140, by George Nelson, for Vitra. ‘Rainbow Calendar’, price to be confirmed, by Niels Kjeldsen, for DuPont. Large electronic calculator, £40, by Naoto Fukasawa, for Plusminuszero, from Twentytwentyone. ‘Daphinette’ table lamp, £190, by Tommaso Cimini, for Lumina, from The Conran Shop. ‘Bermuda Cocktail 2’ emulsion, £17 for 2.5 litres, by Dulux Trade. ‘Graphite Tuff’ laminate, from £80 per sheet, by Formica.
Answer: Ettore Sottsass
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