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Ettore Sottsass Biography
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1917 |
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Born in Innsbruck, Austria
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1939 |
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Graduated in architecture at the Turin Polytechnic
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1947 |
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Opened his own practice in Milan, where he worked on architecture and design projects
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1958 |
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Began his collaboration with Olivetti as a design consultant
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1981 |
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With collaborators, friends and architects of international repute, he set up the Memphis group, which quickly became the symbol of ‘new design’ and a landmark for the contemporary artistic avant-gardes
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1981 |
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Founded the Sottsass Associati partnership, continuing his career as an architect and designer
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2007 |
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Ettore Sottsass died December 31st
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Amongst the many honours that have been conferred to Sottsass are: the title of Officier of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic in 1992, an honorary degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States in 1993, the IF Award Design Kopfe from the Industrie Forum Design in Hanover in 1994, the title of Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art in London, and the Award Design from the Brooklyn Museum of New York in 1996, the Oribe Award from the town of Gifu in Japan in 1997, an honorary degree from the Glasgow School of Art in 1999, an honorary degree from the London Institute of Art, an honorary degree in Industrial Design from the Milan Polytechnic and the title of Grande Ufficiale per l'Ordine al Merito from the President of the Italian Republic in 2001.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Ettore Sottsass Archetypes 1965-1995. Friedman Benda, New York, NY
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2008
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Design Cities. Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey
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2008
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5. Berlin Biennale für Zeitgenössische Kunst. Berlin, Germany
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2007
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Design contre Design—Deux siècles de creations. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France
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2007
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Ettore Sottsass. Ghent Museum, Ghent, Belgium
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2007
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Ettore Sottsass New Works 2005-2007. Friedman Benda Gallery, New York, NY
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2007
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Metafore. Gallerie Enrico Formello, Prato, Italy
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2006
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Ettore Sottsass: Architect and Designer. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA
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2005
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Ettore Sottsass. Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Italy
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2004
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Ettore Sottsass. Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
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2002
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"Esercisi / Exercises --- New Ceramics & Prints by Ettore Sottsass, jr." (including the launch of his final book of images, "Esercisi/Exercises" by ACS Editions), URBAN ARCHITECTURE Gallery, NYC
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1996
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"TOTEMS --- Sculptures & Drawings by Ettore Sottsass, jr.", URBAN ARCHITECTURE Gallery, NYC
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1991
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Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
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1990
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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1985
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York
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1946 - 1985
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Several appearances at theTriennale di Milano
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1976
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York
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1976
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Design Zentrum, Berlin
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1975
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1972
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1969
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Sverige Arckitecturmuseum, Stoccolma
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1969
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1968
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1968
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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1965
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Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze
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1961
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Goldsmit's Hall, London
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1946
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Palais des Beaux-Art, Parigi
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| Literature |
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2002
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M. Carboni, B. Radice, Ettore Sottsass. Metaphors, Skirà, Milano
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2002
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M. Carboni, B. Radice, Ettore Sottsass: scritti 1946/2002, Neri Pozza Editore, Milano
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1996
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F. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass: tutta la ceramica, Allemandi, Torino
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1994
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A.V., Ettore Sottsass, Centre Georege Pompidou, Paris
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1993
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H. Hoger, Ettore Sottsass jr., Wasmuth, Berlin
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1993
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B. Radice, Ettore Sottsass, Electa, Milano
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1991
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P. Thomé, Ettore Sottsass Jr. De l'object a l'environment, Ginevra
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1991
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J. Burney, Ettore Sottsass, Trefoil, Londra
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1990
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A.V., Ettore Sottsass: drawings over four decades, Ikon, Frankfurt
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1987
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G. De Bure, Ettore Sottsass Jr, Rivages, Paris
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1985
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G. Sambonet, Ettore Sottsass: mobili e arredamenti, Mondadori, Milano
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1982
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P. Sparke, Ettore Sottsass Jr., Design Council, London
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1981
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B. Radice, Memphis: the new international style, Electa, Milano
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1976
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A.V, Ettore Sottsass: de l'object fini a la fin de l'object, M. Art Decoratif, Paris
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| Links to further information |
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