Bibliograph

Sottsass, commissioning editor, Emilia Terragni

Type

Label

Sottsass, commissioning editor, Emilia Terragni

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sottsass

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

commissioning editor, Emilia Terragni

Summary

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

Table Of 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

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