Ettore sottsass is one of the latest great coffee table books. Ettore sottsass 14 september 1917 31 december 2007 was an italian architect and designer during the 20th century. Glassmaking in venice with workshops under threat, venices stanze del vetro was set up as a glass museum in 2012. He was a regular contributor to the new york times house and home section and, in 1998, originated the public eye column. Adesso pero bookcase from the ruins series by ettore sottsass. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by ettore sottsass. The lady astronaut of mars by mary robinette kowal, the only harmless great thing by brooke bolander, the last banquet of tem. Postmodernism in the works of ettore sottsass 1952 words. Design radical is organized by christian larsen, associate curator of modern design and decorative arts in the mets department of modern and contemporary art in celebration of the exhibition, the met store will offer an assortment of limited edition items designed by sottsass, members of memphis, and contemporary artists inspired by memphis. Adesso pero bookcase from the ruins series, 1992 medium. The influential designs of ettore sottsass in pictures. Ettore sottsass material polyurethane foam rubber, stainless steel. He was born in innsbruck, austria, but his family moved in 1929 to turin, italy, where he grew up. Ettore sottsass, table lamp model tahiti, milano, 1981 at.
Tahiti memphis lamp ettore sottsass ganzo dishing up. English translation of sottana the official collins italianenglish dictionary online. Fluent across all categories of expression, from architecture to craft, sottsass was a unique. Step inside an ettore sottsass house for a silicon valley. Phil patton is a contributing editor at departures and esquire magazines, a contributing writer at wired and an automotive design writer for the new york times. English translation of sottana collins italianenglish. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book.
Design radical is organized by christian larsen, associate curator of modern design and decorative arts in the mets department of modern and contemporary art. The whole set is conceived in blocky geometrical shapes, which seem at first sight to recall the twenties. Among his works were officemachines for olivetti, but he gradually turned away from conventional modernism on the grounds that the only design not valid for today is that which claims to be timeless and has pretensions. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details. Modernism and postmodernism are the most vivid movements in art and design of the 20 th century modernism with its concentration on the exact forms and lines appeared as the reaction to the traditional vision of art and design of the 19 th century with references to interesting forms and luxurious objects postmodernism which developed in the postwar period rejected the main principles of. Pattica lamp designed by ettore sottsass in 2000 for post designmemphis, italy. Antonio ottomanelli architettura monumentale is a drawing by ettore sottsass. Westside armchair is part of the sofa set designed by ettore sottsass in 1980 for knoll. His body of work included furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home objects and office machine design, as well as many buildings and interiors. Cone in ceramic franco pozzi for pierre cardin design ettore sottsass 1969. The wrong for hay collection will be debuted at the 20 london design festival in two venues in st. Palevsky also owned a number of houses built over the years by several wellknown architects. Ettore sottsass marco zanini matteo thun martine bedin.
Ettore sottsass influence touched the farthest reaches of the design world, inspiring generations of young designers from across many disciplines. Make offer post mid century modern, ettore sottsass. Over 100,000 english translations of italian words and phrases. Ettore sottsass, table lamp model tahiti, milano, 1981. This stylised bird consists of a rectangular plastic laminate base with black confetti patterns from which lacquered metal elements rise up.
Vitra celebrates ettore sottsass legacy as a design rebel. Cool, aloof, loner, beauty, intellect, house ruler people with this name have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. Ettore sottsass menta totem bitossi for mirabili italy, c. Popular novelette books showing 150 of 1,440 the lady astronaut of mars ebook by. Carlton was just one of a range of designs sottsass presented at the first memphis show. Ellwoods designers shaped the steelframe palevsky house around the owners large art collection. May 17, 2014 the most enduring examples of the work of influential italian architect and designer ettore sottsass rowan moore on the godfather of italian cool sat 17 may 2014 19. Ettore sottsass, legendary italian designer founded the memphis group in 1980 with other top designers. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The tahiti lamp is a sottsass masterpiece and can be considered a symbol of the entire memphis collection and its postmodernist style which was so distant from the rationalism of the 1970s. The ettore sottsass for alessi collection includes utilitarian and, as always, lovely items like the ettore sottsass condiment set.
Ettore sottsass, beyond the valentine all about italy. Fine art photographer tsalani lassiter is based in lake tahoe, yosemite, and the eastern sierras. Born in innsbruck, austria but grew up in milan, italy. Sottsass associati, enorme telephone enorme telephone. Wherever he went, ettore sottsass carried a camera to photograph anything that caught his eye. In the latest instalment of our postmodernism series, we explore how its bright coloured. He established his own firm in milan 1947, designing artefacts, exhibitions, and interiors. In 1958 he began working with olivetti as a consultant for the design of the companys new electronic division, a period of collaboration that would last for more than thirty years. Youtube video ettore sottsass below is the ceramic totem designed by ettore sottsass, as part of the memphis group. Architect, designer and much more, sottsass was incarcerated in a prison camp in montenegro, he married fernanda pivano first and. Ceramic totem the articolo 6000 vase below, by ettore sotysass, 1983. View adesso pero bookcase from the ruins series by ettore sottsass on artnet. Superb and rare limited edition piece designed by alessio sarri for sottsass in 1984.
Phillipe thomes new book, ettore sottsass, surveys the career of one of italys more distinguished 20thcentury designers. Ettore sottsass decorative objects 147 for sale at 1stdibs. Category 1980s italian midcentury modern vintage ettore sottsass decorative objects. He specializes in landscape, adventure, and lifestyle photography. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. They also happen to be remarkably recognizable due to the incredibly bold, jarring design elements that make his work so fun. May 19, 2017 glassmaking in venice with workshops under threat, venices stanze del vetro was set up as a glass museum in 2012. Phillipe thomes new book, ettore sottsass, surveys the career of one of. Behind the design w ettore sottsass ettore sottsass at.
Ettore sottsass tahiti lamp by memphis group, milano 1981. This modern lamp is a small rectangular yellow aniline dyed maple box which uses 5 dulux 2g11 18w lamps available separately. Exhibitions documenting the life and work of ettore sottsass 19172007 abound this year as galleries and museums such as the met and le stanze del vetro celebrate what would have been the influential austroitalian designers 100th birthday. It is an axonometric projection showing two sides of a volume standing on a tiled pavement with a grey sky in the background. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Rachel spence visits an exhibition of glass works by ettore sottsass running. Feb 03, 2016 erstwhile memphis design group leader ettore sottsass is perhaps best known for the whimsical, brighthued, geometric furnishings he designed in the 1980sbookshelves, cabinets, tables, and more.
Information from its description page there is shown below. The building is dark, rough and introverted, lacking an explicit function. Ettore sottsass, 1997 ettore sottsass was born in innsbruck, austria in 1917. The inspiration was sottsass own navy chair in his milan apartment but this time with a soft polyurethane seat and back and with or without the classic sottsass arm. 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. Memphis was founded in 1981 by architect ettore sottsass and a group of. Born in innsbruck, austria, ettore sottsass grew up in milan, where his father was an architect. Apr 10, 2018 a long life, a constant challenge to overcome the limits of creativity, a prize that fate has reserved for the genius of ettore sottsass. The ceramic finish is coated in polychrome glazes, producing a colourful reflective surface. From the modern archive, ettore sottsass, tahiti lamp 1981, enameled metal, lacquered wood, bacterio pattern plastic laminate for memphis on wood.
A proof accepted willingly and an existence dusted to the bone. They also happen to be remarkably recognizable due to the incredibly bold, jarring design elements that. Aug 08, 2012 ettore sottsass, legendary italian designer founded the memphis group in 1980 with other top designers. They are dynamic, visionary and versatile, able to make. Ettore sottsass worked with emeco on his last ever chair the nine0 launched shortly after he passed away at the age of 90. Designed in 1981 by ettore sottsass, the tahiti lamp with its duck head and cocktail of colours and materials has become one of the great icons of the memphis group. Best known as the founder of the early 1980s memphis collective, he also designed iconic electronic products for olivetti, as well as beautiful glass and ceramics. Ettore sottsass tahiti lamp by memphis group, milano.
Ettore sottsass marco zanini matteo thun martine bedin javier mariscal. Ettore sottsass latitude nord mobilier moderne montreal. One of the latest surveys comes courtesy of furniture manufacturing megalith vitra, which recently opened ettore. This lamp is highly sought after and is included in all major museum design collections, worldwide. Ettore sottsass 19172007 table lamp model tahiti manufactured by memphis milano, 1981 polychrome enameled metal measurements 38 cm x 10 cm x 60h cm. Erstwhile memphis design group leader ettore sottsass is perhaps best known for the whimsical, brighthued, geometric furnishings he designed in the 1980sbookshelves, cabinets, tables, and more. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 3. Tahiti lamp by ettore sottsass from the memphis group. Adesso pero bookcase from the ruins series by ettore. Choose from 147 authentic ettore sottsass decorative objects for sale on 1stdibs. A long life, a constant challenge to overcome the limits of creativity, a prize that fate has reserved for the genius of ettore sottsass. Behind the design w ettore sottsass ettore sottsass at 100.
Ettore sottsass died new years eve, 2007, at his home in milan. The most enduring examples of the work of influential italian architect and designer ettore sottsass rowan moore on the godfather of italian cool sat 17 may 2014 19. Polychrome enameled metal duck with pivoting head mounted on a black and white confettipatterned laminate base. Jul 20, 2017 left, valentine typewriter, 1969, by ettore sottsass and perry a king, produced by olivetti. In 1939 he graduated from politecnico di torino in turin with a degree in architecture, and soon after served in the italian military spending much of the second world war in a concentration camp in yugoslavia.
For sale an important, highly collectible and iconic piece of late 20th century design, the wonderful tahiti lamp, designed by ettore sottsass in 1981 and produced by the revolutionary design outfit, memphis group, milano, italy. This table lamp named, tahiti, is a clear example of sottsass work and memphis style of design. Buddy holly and the cold, cold, ground fielding, david j, corza, a. The brilliant architect and designer ettore sottsass made glass from 1947 until the end of his career. From his vast body of workincluding furniture, jewelry, ceramics, glass, silver work, lighting, technology, business products, buildings and many more esoteric venturesone can easily surmise that it was a life fully lived. Collections memphis milano meta memphis post design designers ettore sottsass. Memphis milano tahiti table lamp multicoloured made in. The whole set is conceived in blocky geometrical shapes, which. Another recognisable piece is the tahiti table lamp. Ettore sottsass carlton bookcase was the defining product of the 1980s memphis group.
Mary robinette kowal goodreads author shelved 17 times as novelette avg rating 4. 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. Later, palevsky would go on to collected japanese prints, arts and crafts movement furniture and decorative arts work by such designers as ettore sottsass, jr. Ettore sottsass 19172007 was a grandee of late 20th century italian design. Ettore sottsass, totem menta, laminated plastic, multicolored ceramic, edition mirabili, 1985, signed. Join facebook to connect with ettore tosi and others you may know. This volume documents the entire period of his glass oeuvre, from the series he designed in the 1970s for vistosi to the memphis collections of the 1980s, the symbolic forms of the 1990s, the stunning constructions for the millennium house in qatar, and the famous kachinas. Ettore sottsass design years 79 rare column and wine cooler by alessi. In celebration of the exhibition, the met store will offer an assortment of limited edition items designed by sottsass, members of memphis, and contemporary artists. See more ideas about ettore sottsass, memphis design, memphis milano. Ettore sottsass born september 14, 1917, innsbruck, austriadied december 31, 2007, milan, italy was a seminal figure in 20 th century design, a prominent and unconventional postmodernist italian designer and architect, and founder of the design collaborative named the memphis group. Signed with stamped manufacturers mark to support rod.
1213 305 119 454 865 1516 1482 514 1092 819 591 1349 705 470 829 1127 1160 362 74 887 1 995 981 599 344 279 707 189 1130 946