Ettore Sottsass A Critical Biography

RADICE, Barbara

ISBN 10: 050009232X / ISBN 13: 9780500092323

Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1993

Sm 4to. Black linen over boards, silver titles to spine. pp. 261, w/ 160 illustrations, over 100 in colour. In the wrapper with light edgewear and a previous owner's neat sellotape repair over small tears, nicks, to head of spine. Light use to book, which is otherwise clean and umarked, binding firm. The definitive account in English of the Italian designer and founder of the Memphis Group. Seller Inventory # 00004988

Synopsis:

Italian designer Ettore Sottsass is celebrated intemationally for his contribution to architecture, industrial and furniture design, ceramics, jewellery, crafts, graphic design, and photography. He founded the Memphis group, and through its startling, eclectic and irreverent aesthetic he dominated furniture and interior style for over a decade. Almost every area of modem design displays his influence. Featuring over 100 full-page colour illustrations - photographs, architectural drawings, sketches, collages - this monograph explores Sottsass's work in all his many fields of activity, including his world-famous office products for Olivetti, and his colourful Memphis furniture. Barbara Radice, a long-time associate of Sottsass, gives a sensitive account of his life and work, drawing on her keen understanding of his talents, personality, preoccupations, likes and dislikes. She outlines his working methods, describes the inspiration he draws from popular culture, follows him on his constant travels, and explains the interactions necessary for his long-term responsibilities at Olivetti's design division. This is a complete summary of the career and achievement of Ettore Sottsass - not only perhaps the most important and gifted designer of modern times, but easily the most stimulating, innovative, inspired and entertaining. Barbara Radice is the editor of "Terrazzo" and a regular contributor to several Italian art and design magazines. She was co-author of "Sottsass Associates" (1989).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ettore Sottsass A Critical Biography
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Original Cloth
Condition: Very good
Dust Jacket Condition: very good
Edition: First Edition.