Italian design Italian furniture include Zanussi's rigorous, creative and streamlined washing machines and fridges, the "New Tone" sofas by Atrium, and most famously the innovative post-modern bookcase, made by Ettore Sottsass for the Memphis Group in 1981, inspired by Bob Dylan's song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again". The bookcase became a huge cultural icon and design event of the 1980s. Modern Italian design has changed the meaning of style and elegance and many interior designers use Italian or Italian inspired pieces in their work. Stunning examples are found in the ranges by Slide Designs, Belta Frajumar and Lumen
Max Palevsky L. Edelstein, his third wife, the mother of his sons, Alexander and Jonathan Palevsky. Jodie Evans, his fourth and sixth wife and widow, is a political activist and mother of Matthew Palevsky. At the time of his death, he had four grandchildren, Joseph Moskowitz, Jimmy Moskowitz, Penelope Moskowitz, and Miles Palevsky. Palevsky owned homes notable for their architecture, furniture, and art collections. "Three California Houses: The Homes of Max Palevsky" featured architecture and design by Ettore Sottsass of the Memphis group, Craig Ellwood, George Washington Smith, and Coy Howard. In 1985 and 1988, Palevsky was named to the Forbes 400