Eleonore Peduzzi Riva
Spyros

Spyros object
Produced by Artemide, Italy
1969
Melamine
3.5 x 8.7 x 8.7 inches
9 x 22 x 22 centimeters

Price and detailed condition available upon request

Advertised as an ashtray, Spyros (marketed under this name but marked Spiros) works to conceal (if not elevate) the habit through a novel form. The sphere can twist through the spiral groove of the square base, turning a lowly, utilitarian receptacle into a transcendent, kinetic sculpture.