Collectors Set: Celery Tray, Tomato Tray and Drawing <br/>by Michele De Lucchi for Bloomingdale's

Artist/Designer: Michele De Lucchi  b. 1951, Ferrara, Italy Title: Collectors Set: Celery Tray, Tomato Tray and Drawing 1985 Medium: Trays: ceramic. Drawing: pencil, colored pencil and collage Dimensions: Celery Tray: 17" x 13" x 1". Tomato Tray: "14" x 11" x 1". Drawing: framed 21" x 16" Manufacturer: Ceramic: Flavia for Memphis/Milano 1985. Made in Italy. Details: Original presentation drawing with studio stamp and address and notes handwritten by De Lucchi. Proposal for ceramic collection for Bloomingdale's. Trays subsequently produced in a special production run of fewer than 100 each. Printed on bottom; Memphis/Milano, Bloomingdale's, Made in Italy by FLAVIA, Designed by MICHELE DE LUCCHI. This design is in production today labeled only Memphis/Milano.  Notes from the Archive: In September 1985, Bloomingdale's in New York opened "Ecco L'Italia," a seven-week event that displayed Italy's classic and modern designs in everything from fashion to home furnishings. The New