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pI can’t help myself: This a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/memphis-milano/”Memphis collection/a was posted through the Core77 comments section in response to a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/events/home_and_housewares_show_2010_bodums_bringin_memphis_back__16188.asp””Bodum’s bringin’ Memphis back,”/a and it is truly an amazing archive. You don’t even have to like Memphis to marvel at it. /p

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pThe entire collection has been assembled and documented over the past 20 years by Dennis Zanone, an avid Memphis collector in none other but Memphis, Tennessee. Pictures of all his pieces (both in and out of context) are posted to his flickrstream, which is a true treasure-trove of visuals and information./p

pAnd yes, in case you’re wondering, he emdoes/em have the Tawaraya boxing ring bed, which can be seen through the door in the top picture and below (also, notice the decidedly non-Memphis TV perched on the lower rightmdash;this makes me love it all the more). On this piece, he comments, “This is my bed and I feel like I live in a cartoon!” /p

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pSee all the images on a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/memphis-milano/”Flickr/a or join Zanone’s fan base at a href=”http://www.facebook.com/pages/Memphis-TN/Memphis-Milano-Movement-80s-Italian-Design-by-Sottsass-Group/213122709254?ref=mf”Facebook/a. For more primary information on Memphis, revisit this NYTimes article from a href=”http://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/01/arts/art-memphis-milano.html”1986/a./p

pA few more from his collection after the jump. /pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/holy_memphis-milano_best_collection_ever__16268.asp”(more…)/a
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