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He lives in a house designed by Ettore Sottsass. When was I was living in Silicon Valley in 1974 to 1975, I was inspired by Ettore’s designs on Olivetti’s computers and office (products).

Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) is probably best known for founding the Memphis Group, a Milan-based collective of young designers who produced brightly colored, asymmetrical furniture, lamps, and ...

16.6 x 18.75 x 4.25 in. (42.16 x 47.62 x 10.8 cm.) An example of the Pausania Table Lamps is in the permanent collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana (in Plexiglas, chrome-plated steel ...

Exhibitions documenting the life and work of Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) abound this year as galleries and museums – such as The Met and Le Stanze del Vetro – celebrate what would have been the ...

Ettore Sottsass's Totem no. 18 was made in 1966. The glazed earthenware and painted oak piece exemplifies his ceramic totems' structures. ... blocky sofas, and bird-shaped lamps.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. At its worst, Ettore Sottsass’ furniture from the 1980s was the ...

He lives in a house designed by Ettore Sottsass. When was I was living in Silicon Valley in 1974 to 1975, I was inspired by Ettore’s designs on Olivetti’s computers and office (products).