Ettore Sottsass : architect and designer /
Labaco, Ronald T.,
Ettore Sottsass : architect and designer / Ronald T. Labaco ; with contributions by Dennis P. Doordan [and others]. - 160 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.
Ettore Sottsass, a modern Italian designer / Humanist for the modern age / Catalysts of perception : material considerations / Imagining utopia : the figurative universe of Ettore Sottsass / Instruments for life : conversations with Ettore Sottsass / Maker biographies and company profiles / Penny Sparke -- Ronald L. Labaco -- Dennis P. Doordan -- James Steele -- Emily Zaiden -- Emily Zaiden.
"Ettore Sottsass: Architect and Designer - the first significant study of the work of Sottsass for over a decade - emphasizes the continuing diversity and innovation of his professional life while illuminating his personal design philosophy, his belief in the intimate relationship between design and the individual, and his fundamental humanity and joie de vivre. Drawing in particular on the work of the two decades since Sottsass left the Memphis collective, this book reassesses his relationship to Modernism and Postmodernism, analyzes the increasing importance to Sottsass of his own architectural practice, and considers both his acceptance and his rejection of the traditional use of materials. In a series of interviews specially undertaken for this book, Sottsass reflects on the cross-currents of ideas and influences that have guided his long career."--BOOK JACKET.
1858943205 9781858943206
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007 --Exhibitions.
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007 --Pictorial works.
Design--History--Italy--20th century--Exhibitions.
NA1123.S66 / L33 2006
745.4092
Ettore Sottsass : architect and designer / Ronald T. Labaco ; with contributions by Dennis P. Doordan [and others]. - 160 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.
Ettore Sottsass, a modern Italian designer / Humanist for the modern age / Catalysts of perception : material considerations / Imagining utopia : the figurative universe of Ettore Sottsass / Instruments for life : conversations with Ettore Sottsass / Maker biographies and company profiles / Penny Sparke -- Ronald L. Labaco -- Dennis P. Doordan -- James Steele -- Emily Zaiden -- Emily Zaiden.
"Ettore Sottsass: Architect and Designer - the first significant study of the work of Sottsass for over a decade - emphasizes the continuing diversity and innovation of his professional life while illuminating his personal design philosophy, his belief in the intimate relationship between design and the individual, and his fundamental humanity and joie de vivre. Drawing in particular on the work of the two decades since Sottsass left the Memphis collective, this book reassesses his relationship to Modernism and Postmodernism, analyzes the increasing importance to Sottsass of his own architectural practice, and considers both his acceptance and his rejection of the traditional use of materials. In a series of interviews specially undertaken for this book, Sottsass reflects on the cross-currents of ideas and influences that have guided his long career."--BOOK JACKET.
1858943205 9781858943206
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007 --Exhibitions.
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007 --Pictorial works.
Design--History--Italy--20th century--Exhibitions.
NA1123.S66 / L33 2006
745.4092