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Curious Design Objects for Sale: From Munari's Zizì to a Coffin Office Chair

other · 2026-04-27

A roundup of quirky design objects available for purchase, including a reissue of Bruno Munari's Zizì monkey toy, a cucumber-shaped soap by Erwin Wurm, an existential crisis duck lamp, a record-making turntable, a watch with no hands, space champagne, wood shaving lampshades, a Tetris bookshelf, seed-dispersing balls, and a coffin-shaped office chair. Zizì, winner of the first Compasso d'Oro in 1954, is reissued by Corraini Edizioni, produced in 2007 by Tecnoassemblaggi Toys of Brescia and hand-refinished. König Galerie sells Erwin Wurm's soap. Teenage Engineering collaborated with Yuri Suzuki on the PO-80 Record Factory. Octave de Gaulle designed Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar for Maison Mumm. Nanako Kume created wood shaving lamps. Fujun Wang designed the Tetris Bookcase. Chairbox offers The Last Shift Office Chair. Prices range from €29.99 to €149.

Key facts

  • Zizì was designed by Bruno Munari and won the first Compasso d'Oro in 1954.
  • Corraini Edizioni reissued Zizì, produced in 2007 by Tecnoassemblaggi Toys of Brescia, hand-refinished.
  • König Galerie sells a cucumber-shaped soap by Erwin Wurm for €42.
  • Existential Crisis Duck lamp costs $29.99.
  • Teenage Engineering and Yuri Suzuki created the PO-80 Record Factory for €149.
  • Octave de Gaulle designed Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar for Maison Mumm.
  • Nanako Kume created lamps from wood shavings.
  • Chairbox's The Last Shift Office Chair is a coffin-shaped prototype.

Entities

Artists

  • Bruno Munari
  • Erwin Wurm
  • Yuri Suzuki
  • Octave de Gaulle
  • Nanako Kume
  • Fujun Wang
  • Valentina Tanni

Institutions

  • Corraini Edizioni
  • Tecnoassemblaggi Toys
  • König Galerie
  • Teenage Engineering
  • Maison Mumm
  • Chairbox
  • Artribune
  • Pirelli
  • Etsy
  • James Dyson Award

Locations

  • Brescia
  • Italy
  • Berlin
  • Vienna
  • Seoul
  • Sweden
  • Japan
  • United Kingdom

Sources