Ettore Sottsass - Erotik Design - 1997






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Five-volume set titled Erotik Design by Ettore Sottsass, in Italian, 1st edition (1997), published by Piccola biblioteca millelire, paperback binding with slipcase, 100 pages, 12 x 7 cm, in excellent condition.
Description from the seller
Complete edition with introductory brochure featuring Bruno Zevi's text.
Details of the content:
- 1 attached leaflet with Bruno Zevi's presentation. Curated by Laura Viale and Gruppo Cliostraat.
- Volume 1 «Contemporary Landscape. 40 photographs by Ettore Sottsass. Curated by Instant City - Torino»; pp. 48, not numbered, cover illustrated in white, black and red, 40 black-and-white photographic illustrations. Second edition. The first was published as a standalone volume in March 1995, with the same cover but in violet color.
- Volume 2: «The Other Catalogue. Drawings and architectures by Ettore Sottsass and associated colleagues. Curated by the A12 Genova group», pp. 44 (4), cover illustrated in white, black and red, 44 black-and-white illustrations with projects and realizations of the Sottsass Associati Studio. Second edition. The first edition was published as a standalone volume in May 1995 with the same cover but in yellow tones.
- Volume 3: «General Thought at the End of the Second Millennium. Curated by Instant City - Torino», pp. 48 not numbered, cover illustrated with a graphic composition of the title in white, black and red, entirely illustrated with collage from newspaper articles and advertising illustrations. Second edition. The first edition was published as a standalone volume in September 1995, with a black-and-white cover and a different title arrangement.
- Volume 4: «Ngised, Design. Curated by Liana Cavallaro», pp. 48 not numbered, cover illustrated in white, black and red, the volume entirely illustrated with drawings of objects designed by Sottsass. Second edition. The first edition was published as a standalone volume under the title «Erotik Design» in December 1995.
- Volume 5: «Take a rest taste the rest. Curated by Laura Viale», pp. 64, cover illustrated in black and red. A collection of Sottsass's thoughts. First edition.
Complete edition with introductory brochure featuring Bruno Zevi's text.
Details of the content:
- 1 attached leaflet with Bruno Zevi's presentation. Curated by Laura Viale and Gruppo Cliostraat.
- Volume 1 «Contemporary Landscape. 40 photographs by Ettore Sottsass. Curated by Instant City - Torino»; pp. 48, not numbered, cover illustrated in white, black and red, 40 black-and-white photographic illustrations. Second edition. The first was published as a standalone volume in March 1995, with the same cover but in violet color.
- Volume 2: «The Other Catalogue. Drawings and architectures by Ettore Sottsass and associated colleagues. Curated by the A12 Genova group», pp. 44 (4), cover illustrated in white, black and red, 44 black-and-white illustrations with projects and realizations of the Sottsass Associati Studio. Second edition. The first edition was published as a standalone volume in May 1995 with the same cover but in yellow tones.
- Volume 3: «General Thought at the End of the Second Millennium. Curated by Instant City - Torino», pp. 48 not numbered, cover illustrated with a graphic composition of the title in white, black and red, entirely illustrated with collage from newspaper articles and advertising illustrations. Second edition. The first edition was published as a standalone volume in September 1995, with a black-and-white cover and a different title arrangement.
- Volume 4: «Ngised, Design. Curated by Liana Cavallaro», pp. 48 not numbered, cover illustrated in white, black and red, the volume entirely illustrated with drawings of objects designed by Sottsass. Second edition. The first edition was published as a standalone volume under the title «Erotik Design» in December 1995.
- Volume 5: «Take a rest taste the rest. Curated by Laura Viale», pp. 64, cover illustrated in black and red. A collection of Sottsass's thoughts. First edition.
