ETTORE SOTTSASS's wonderful self published [with Alchimia & Forma collaborating] artist's personal sketchbook. A very special designed book with numerous colour and b&w plates, unpaginated [56 pp]. Full of sketches & photos highlighting the inspiration of many his well-known designs for Alchimia, Alessi. ,the Memphis Group, etc. Sottsass, an architect noted also for designing, furniture, jewellery, lighting, home & office wares. He belonged to a collective of post-modernist architects and designers known as Memphis Milano[1980-87] This first edition is in very good+ condition, pages are perfect slightly yellowed because of age[ more than 44 years]. Cover in very good+ condition shows almost nothing of the usual shelf wear Includes also separate leaflets a Alchymia pricelist of the period, plus a dutch introduction to a 1981 expo in Rotterdam