Casablanca sideboard, 1981, wood, laminate, by Ettore Sottsass This speckled, Formica-clad sideboard, room divider, and wine rack exhibits the type of graphic, almost anthropomorphic silhouettes that are a hallmark of Ettore Sottsass's work. At Sotheby's, estimates for the nearly 8-foot-tall piece start at just over $5,250. Photo 6 of 8 in David Bowie's Eye For Design by Heather Corcoran

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Casablanca sideboard, 1981, wood, laminate, by Ettore Sottsass

This speckled, Formica-clad sideboard, room divider, and wine rack exhibits the type of graphic, almost anthropomorphic silhouettes that are a hallmark of Ettore Sottsass's work. At Sotheby's, estimates for the nearly 8-foot-tall piece start at just over $5,250.