Best known for founding the Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass is experiencing renewed appreciation among design collectors and enthusiasts. The rerelease of his widely acclaimed monograph (Phaidon, 2022) delves into the Italian postmodernist’s work, which playfully challenged the boundaries of architecture, product design, ceramics, sculpture, and graphics. Filled with vivid imagery and archival material from the 1940s to the 2000s – including sketchbook drafts and drawings – it is a testament to Sottsass’s prolific output.
Best known for founding the Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass is experiencing renewed appreciation among design collectors and enthusiasts. The rerelease of his widely acclaimed monograph (Phaidon, 2022) delves into the Italian postmodernist’s work, which playfully challenged the boundaries of architecture, product design, ceramics, sculpture, and graphics. Filled with vivid imagery and archival material from the 1940s to the 2000s – including sketchbook drafts and drawings – it is a testament to Sottsass’s prolific output.