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Ettore Sottsass : architect and designer / Ronald T. Labaco ; with contributions by Dennis P. Doordan [and others].

By:

Labaco, Ronald T [author.]

Contributor(s):

Doordan, Dennis P

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London ; New York : Merrell Publishers in association with Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2006Description: 160 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1858943205
9781858943206

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.4092 22

LOC classification:

NA1123.S66 L33 2006

Available additional physical forms:

Also issued online.

Contents:

Ettore Sottsass, a modern Italian designer / Penny Sparke -- Humanist for the modern age / Ronald L. Labaco -- Catalysts of perception : material considerations / Dennis P. Doordan -- Imagining utopia : the figurative universe of Ettore Sottsass / James Steele -- Instruments for life : conversations with Ettore Sottsass / Emily Zaiden -- Maker biographies and company profiles / Emily Zaiden.

Review: "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.

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Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.

"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.

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