Author: Thierry Grillet Publisher: Georges Pompidou Centre Binding: Paperback Number of pages: 144 Language: French Year: 1994 Condition fair. Traces of usage and wear on covers and pages. Corners are slightly dented. Writing with pen on front page. Cover a bit loosened on the backside. Pages or intact and in very good condition. Rare book! Both an exhibition catalogue and an atypical diary, Ettore Sottsass offers an intimate approach to the Italian architect and designer. Half illustrated by Sottsass himself, half unveiled through different interviews, the book can be considered an autobiography of the Memphis Group founder, whose revolutionary body of work included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting and office machine design. Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917 31 December 2007) was an Italian architect and designer during the 20th century, noted for also designing furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interiors — often defined by bold colors. He has worked for names such as Knoll, Alessi, Stilnovo, Olivetti and Memphis Group. His body of work included furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home objects and office machine design, as well as many buildings and interiors. A titan of 20th-century design who founded the Memphis Group in 1981, known for challenging functionalism with bold colors and kitsch-inspired aesthetics. He was one of the most influential architect alongside names as Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Pierre Jeanneret, Wiel Arets, Eames, Eero Saarinen and Alvar Aalto. His unconventional ideas were controversial but have now become widely recognized and appreciated. The work continues to be influential throughout the world and can be seen in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Design Museum in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York and many others. This Item might be interested for collectors of Italian design and architecture from names such as Gabbianelli, Seletti, Alessi, Stilnovo, Memphis Milano, De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi, Marcantoni, Maurizio Cattelan, Joe Colombo, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Matteo Thun, Enzo Mari, Achille Castiglioni, Angelo Mangiorotti, Please Note: We always ship with care. Insured, signed, with tracking and using the buyers exact address as provided by Catawiki. If for any reason an order will be shipped retour to us, we will ask an additional fee for a second shipment.