Sottsass /
Take a glimpse inside the archive of the founder of the Memphis Group and designer of the Olivetti Valentine typewriter in Ettore Sottsass, a lavishly illustrated monograph chronicling the life and works of the unparalleled Italian designer and architect. A gorgeous object in itself, the unique desi...
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Phaidon,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: |
2017. ©2014 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Take a glimpse inside the archive of the founder of the Memphis Group and designer of the Olivetti Valentine typewriter in Ettore Sottsass, a lavishly illustrated monograph chronicling the life and works of the unparalleled Italian designer and architect. A gorgeous object in itself, the unique design of the book allows it to either be read cover-to-cover as a narrative history, or by discipline, picking up the relative thread under each period, with multi-colored tabs to distinguish each sub-chapter. Packed with 800 beautiful images taken from the extensive Sottsass archives - many of which have never been published before - and including drawings and sketches from the designer's countless sketchbooks, the book also includes four short essays from experts in their fields, including Deyan Sudjic, director of London's Design Museum. |
Item Description: |
Originally published in 2014. Accompanied the exhibition "Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from July 21-October 8, 2017. |
Carrier Form: | 471 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780714875200 0714875201 |
Index Number: | N6923 |
CLC: | J154.609.5 |
Call Number: | J154.609.5/S718 |
Contents: | The road to Memphis / Francesca Picchi -- The architecture of memory / Deyan Sudjic -- Flatland / Emily King -- The cigarette behind Kerouac / Francesco Zanot -- Letter, terrazzo 4 / Aldo Rossi -- The freedom of creative thought / Andrea Branzi. |