Ettore Sottsass
'Ettore Sottsass' by Philippe Thomé. Hardcover, Phaidon, 2022.
The re-release of this highly acclaimed title demonstrates the continual fascination, from both fans and collectors, with the life and work of Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass. The designer's work is popular and influential in equal measure, from his designs for Olivetti (such as the striking, bright red, manual typewriter, the Valentine, with its ingenious carry-case) to the post-modern brilliance of the work of the Memphis Group, founded by Sottsass in Milan in 1980.
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ISBN: 9781838665739
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Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) was born in Innsbruck, raised in Turin and opened his Milan studio in 1947. Over six decades he designed buildings, furniture, glass, ceramics and jewelry, along with landmark products for Olivetti such as the Valentine typewriter. In 1981 he founded Memphis, the Milan collective whose bright, pattern-heavy work challenged modernist good taste and became the face of postmodern design.