Background
Sottsass, Ettore was born on September 14, 1917 in Innsbruck, Austria. (parents Italian citizens).
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architect Interior and industrial designer
Sottsass, Ettore was born on September 14, 1917 in Innsbruck, Austria. (parents Italian citizens).
Dip.Arch., Politenico, Turin, Italy, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Rhode Island School Design, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Royal College Art, London, 1996.
Free-lance writer, 1937-1940. Free-lance architect, designer Milan, 1945—2007. Worked in studio of designer George Nelson New York City, 1956.
Design consultant Olivetti Company, Turin, 1958—1980. Founder, member Global Tools group, Milan, 1975. With Studio Alchymia design group, 1979.
Principal Sottsass Associati, 1980—2007. Founder Memphis design group, 1981.
Exhibited in group shows Milan Triennale, 1954, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1972, International Design Zentrum, West Berlin, 1976, Center de Creation Industrielle, Paris, 1976, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City, 1976, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979, La Jolla (California) Museum Art, Philadelphia Museum Art, Venice Biennale, 1991, 96, A Masieri Foundation, Venice, 1992, Deichtorhallen Museum, Ambourg, 1993, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1994, Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea L. Pecci, Prato, 1999, Glasgow School Art, Glasgow, 1999, Niitsu Art Forum, Nigeria, 1999, Living Design Center Ozone, Tokyo, 1999, Museum Modern Art, Gifu, 2000, Suntory Museum, Osaka, 2000, Marugame Museum Contemporary Art, Japan, 2000, Los Angeles County Museum Art, 2006. Represented in permanent collections Philadelphia Museum Art, Museum Modern Art, New York City. Principal architectural works include INA-CASA housing developers, Romentino, Arborea, Carmagnola and Meina, Italy, 1950-1954, Galleria de Naviglio, Milan, Galleria del Cavallino, Venice, Italy, 1956, Galleria Il Quadrante, Florence, Italy, Galleria Sperone, Turin, others.
Author: Europe e America, 1946, Arte Astratta e Concreta, 1948, Ceramiche dell'tenebre, 1963, Miljo for en Ny Planet, 1969, De l'Objet Fini a la Fin de l'Objet, 1977, Esercizio Formale, 1979, Esercizio Formale II, 1980, Memphis Milano 1986: The Firm, 1986. (with others) Alcantara, 1983, Sottsass Associati, 1988. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Married Fernanda Pivano, 1949 (divorced).