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Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
Deyan Sudjic
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Description for Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
Hardcover. The incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AKB; AKP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
The incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso. Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things chronicles the life and times of one of the most important, prolific, and, above all, interesting designers and architects of the 20th century. Sottsass (1917-2007), originally trained as an architect and worked as a design consultant for Olivetti, where he developed the iconic Valentine typewriter, before going on to found the Memphis Group in the 1980s, ushering in an era of influential designs in furniture, ceramics and lighting that continue ... Read more
The incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso. Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things chronicles the life and times of one of the most important, prolific, and, above all, interesting designers and architects of the 20th century. Sottsass (1917-2007), originally trained as an architect and worked as a design consultant for Olivetti, where he developed the iconic Valentine typewriter, before going on to found the Memphis Group in the 1980s, ushering in an era of influential designs in furniture, ceramics and lighting that continue ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714869537
SKU
V9780714869537
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99-50
About Deyan Sudjic
Born in London, Deyan Sudjic studied architecture in Edinburgh, edited Domus magazine in Milan, was the director of the Venice Architecture Biennale and has been a curator in Glasgow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. He is now director of The Design Museum in London. His books for Phaidon include Living in the Endless City, and monographs on John Pawson and Shiro Kuramata. ... Read more
Reviews for Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
'I have been obsessed with the Italian architect and designer Sottsass and the Memphis Group he found all my life. I love everything about Sottsass's work - it's modern, optimistic, humorous, functional and intelligent. The designs in this book make me feel proud to be Italian. ' -Donatella Versace on Ettore Sottsass Dudjic reads the career ... Read more