Designer ettore sottsass the colors represented in the 3d model above do not exactly match the real colors of the product. Sottsass was the son of an architect so determined his offspring would follow in his footsteps that he moved the family to turin so young ettore could attend the best school. Finely handcrafted, it is made of mediumdensity fiberboard mdf and cheap plastic laminate, a subversion of high and low. What you need to know about memphis design pioneer ettore sottsass. Born in innsbruck, austria but grew up in milan, italy. Beginning with a brief overview on the long and varied career of maestro ettore sottsass, this book offers welcome documentation of the graphic, product, and architectural designs of sottsass associati. The late ettore sottsass, who in the 1980s joined the popculture firmament as the founder of the memphis design group, once quipped that being. After 1950, overcoming the concept of rationalism linked exclusively to function, his research focused on an involvement of psychic spheres, creating objects mostly unique pieces, elaborated with different means and materials and space marked by complex emotional implications. Ettore sottsass was a designer and architect based in italy. A polymathic italian designer, with muses and friends. Ettore sotsass 1980 factotum bookcase uses laminate designs that sotsas created for abets print laminate in 1978. Born in austria in 1917 to an austrian mother and italian father, sottsass spent his youth in fashionable milan.
Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Ettore sottsass callimaco floor lamp by artemide, circa. Ettore sottsass italian industrial designer britannica. Callimaco was designed by ettore sottsass for artemide on 1982 and thanks to design addicted became a true icon of 80s. Ettore sottsass influence touched the farthest reaches of the design world, inspiring generations of young designers from across many disciplines. Ettore sottsass carlton bookcase was the defining product of the 1980s memphis group. Design radical features six decades of his work and that of his contemporaries. After the war, he returned to milan and opened his first studio in 1947. An italian architect and designer known for his large oeuvre including furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting, and office design, ettore sottsass was also the founder in the early 1980s of the memphis group. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Led floor lamp callimaco by artemide design ettore sottsass jr. The brilliant architect and designer ettore sottsass 19172007 designed glass wares from 1947 until the end of his career. Ettore sottsass callimaco torchier by artemide at 1stdibs. Ettore sottsass italian, 19172007 was an architect and designer, labeled the godfather of italian design.
This book tells the story of italian designer and architect ettore sottsass 1917 2007, not just revealing the anecdotes and inspirations behind many of his most. Ettore sottsass s most popular book is scritto di notte. The son and collaborator of ettore senior, he was trained at the polytechnic in turin. He established a working relationship with the glass makers on the venetian island of murano during the 1940s, exhibiting glass works at the 1948 venice biennale and continuing to work with the citys craftsmen over the following decades, producing murano glass. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. I was trying to achieve this by looking through hundreds of. Boldly shaped and coloured designs by memphis group founder ettore sottsass have gone on display alongside some of the historic artefacts they reference, and contemporary objects they in turn. This book features the magazines and books which ettore sottsass wrote, illustrated or edited over a period of 60 years from 19472006. Ettore sottsass 14 september 1917 31 december 2007 was an italian architect and designer during the 20th century. Ettore sottsass bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Conceived and designed in its entirety by ettore sottsass, the book is at once a homage to the milanese architect and designers conceptual and artistic experiences between the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies and an interesting reinterpretation of them. Exhibition ettore sottsass designer of the world 2017.
At that time i was curious to find out every slight bit of detail about every designer. What you need to know about design icon ettore sottsass. Esprit was known not only for their athleticinspired clothes and iconic logo, but also for their distinctive store designs. He graduated in architecture at the turin polytechnic in 1939. Sottsass was born in innsbruck, austria, and grew up in turin, where his father, also named ettore sottsass, was an architect. Born in austria and raised in milan, sottsass studied architecture at the politecnico di torino in turin. Phillipe thomes new book, ettore sottsass, surveys the career of one of. They also happen to be remarkably recognizable due to the incredibly bold, jarring design elements that make his work so fun. Ettore sottsass has 37 books on goodreads with 511 ratings. His body of work included furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home objects and office machine design, as well as many buildings and interiors. The piece calls into question conventional furniture forms by combining a space divider, bookcase, and chest of drawers. Artemide callimaco led floor lamp, designed by ettore sottsass. After spending most of world war ii in a concentration camp in yugoslavia, sottsass returned to milan, where he set up his own architectural and industrial design studio.
The life and work of ettore sottsass is more relevant than ever, with exhibitions around the world and renewed collector interest in the memphis movement. Celebrating the centenary of ettore sottsass birth this year, the memphisrevival of the past few years, notwithstanding the auction of david bowies collection last year, is now a fullblown tribute with exhibitions in new york, milan, basel, paris and more. Ettore sottsass designs are quite intensely unique, but theyre also surprisingly clever, deep and an inspiration for many design movements that came after him. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. From tile patterns to ceramic sculptures, youll like, and probably recognize, what you see. A last chance to celebrate ettore sottsass, the design. He studied architecture at the polytechnic of turin, graduating in 1939. From the book ettore sottsass architect and designer by ronald t. He then proceeded to gain formal education in architecture something his father, ettore sottsass sr. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the politecnico di torinoone of the most influential and important figures of the last century, architect and designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from.
When italian architect ettore sottsass launched the controversial collection of furnishings known as memphis at the milan furniture fair in 1981, the design world was shocked. The ettore sottsass for alessi collection includes utilitarian and, as always, lovely items like the ettore sottsass condiment set. This is a great book about the life of ettore sottsass, one of the major influences of the last 50 years of the 20th century in architecture, ceramics, graphic design, furniture and interior design and design theory. Ettore sottsass biography ettore sottsass on artnet. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs ettore sottsass callimaco torchier lamp by artemide first made in 1986. Born in innsbruck, austria in 1917, architectdesigner ettore sottsass grew up in milan. Bursting with bright colors, bold patterns, and layered textures, these immersive environments were the work of italian architect ettore sottsass, a frequent esprit collaborator and founder of the memphis design group. Met breuer exhibition contextualises ettore sottsass. Design heroes ettore sottsass this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
Ettore sottsass laminates from 1978 retro renovation. He started as a design consultant for olivetti in the 1950s but in the 60s he started developing a range of objects with inspiration of his impressions from traveling in india and america. The most enduring examples of the work of influential italian architect and designer ettore sottsass rowan moore on the godfather of italian cool. Callimaco designed by ettore sottsass twentytwentyone. The influential designs of ettore sottsass in pictures. Now available in a new format, this book, packed with beautiful images taken from the extensive sottsass archives and including drawings and sketches from the designers countless sketchbooks. I first stumbled across ettore sottsass and the memphis group when i was researching during my first year at university. Ettore sottsass is one of the latest great coffee table books. Ettore sottsass is in the spotlight at phillips key pieces by the visionary italian designer and architect hit the block in london on april 26. The met breuers exhibition on ettore sottsass closes this sunday.
The elder sottsass belonged to the modernist architecture group movimento italiano per larchitectura razionale miar, which was led by giuseppe pagano the younger sottsass was educated at the politecnico di torino in turin and graduated in 1939 with a. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs ettore sottsass callimaco floor lamp by artemide, circa 1990. Led stehleuchte callimaco by artemide design ettore sottsass jr. Early on the seeds of the craft were planted in the young sottsass, who would watch his father work with fascination. Works on printed paper for which sottsass set up texts, illustrations andor graphic inventions.
Artemide ettore sottsass jr interior lighting floor lamps contemporary style floor lamps aluminium floor lamps metal floor lamps indirect light floor. One of the most significant counterforces to modernism in design history, ettore sottsass made monumental artistic contributions to every decade of his working life since starting his practice in the late 1940s. Callimaco floor light by ettore sottsass for artemide. Vintage totemic carlton bookcase by ettore sottsass for. Buy online callimaco by artemide, led floor lamp design ettore sottsass jr. Ettore sottsass was proficient in many different fields of artistry, from sculpture, architecture, ceramics and glass works to painting and drawing. With its unusual geometric shapes and use of color, the callimaco floor lamp for artemide lighting is an ideal example of sotsass work with memphis. As a member of the italian army, sottsass spent most of world war ii in a yugoslavian concentration camp. In the latest instalment of our postmodernism series, we explore how its bright coloured.
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