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About this Product
The Gritti bookcase, designed by Andrea Branzi for Memphis Milano in 1981, embodies the radical spirit of postmodern design through a composition that appears both structured and deliberately disrupted; its seemingly rational grid is fractured at the center, where shelves break, shift, and re-emerge in an almost surreal, asymmetrical rhythm, creating a visual tension between order and disorder. Constructed from wood clad in decorative laminate and veneer, combined with metal elements and glass shelves, Gritti transforms the traditional bookcase into an architectural statement, where intersecting horizontal and vertical planes form a dynamic interplay of volumes, voids, and unexpected protrusions, turning storage into a bold, expressive gesture rather than a purely functional object.
About the Designer
Andrea Branzi
Andrea Branzi was a central figure of Italian design whose work consistently challenged the traditional boundaries between architecture, furniture, and theory. As a founding member of the Radical Design group Archizoom in the 1960s, he questioned the ideals of functionalism and modernism, proposing instead a critical and poetic vision of the domestic environment. Throughout his career, Branzi developed furniture and objects that behave like small architectural structures, where symbolism, color, and narrative are as important as use. Alongside his design practice, he was an influential writer and educator, shaping generations of designers through his research, teaching, and theoretical texts, and leaving a lasting imprint on contemporary design culture.
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