Philippe Thomé - SOTTSASS - 2022

Ettore Sottsass
Philippe Thomé

Format: Hardback
Dimensions: 320mm x 230mm
Pages: 492
Brand: Phaidon
ISBN: 9781838665739

Phaidon's much-loved monograph on the legendary Italian designer and architect, Ettore Sottsass

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.

In great condition, as new, with only minor denting on one corner.


Packed with beautiful images taken from the extensive Sottsass archives and including drawings and sketches from the designer's countless sketchbooks, the book explores his entire career from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering everything from his architectural projects and product design to his ceramics, sculpture, and graphics.


Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007): A titan of 20th-century design who founded the Memphis Group in 1981, known for challenging functionalism with bold colors and kitsch-inspired aesthetics.

Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917 – 31 December 2007) was a 20th century Italian architect, 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.

Ettore Sotsass was one of the most influential architect alongside names as Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prove 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.


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 and Angelo Mangiorotti

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