Main entry:

Labaco, Ronald T., curator, contributor.

Title & Author:

Ettore Sottsass : architect and designer / Ronald T. Labaco ; with contributions by Dennis P. Doordan [and 3 others].

Publication:

London ; New York : Merrell Publishers in association with Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2006.
©2006

Description:

160 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ettore Sottsass, a modern Italian designer / Penny Sparke -- Humanist for the modern age / Ronald T. Labaco -- Catalysts of perception: material considerations / Dennis P. Doordan -- Imagining utopia: the figurative universe of Ettore Sottsass / James Steele -- Instruments of life: conversations with Ettore Sottsass / Emily Zaiden -- Maker biographies and company profiles / Emily Zaiden.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Ettore Sottsass: Architect and Designer - the first significant study of the work of Sottsass for over a decade - emphasizes the continuing diversity and innovation of his professional life while illuminating his personal design philosophy, his belief in the intimate relationship between design and the individual, and his fundamental humanity and joie de vivre. Drawing in particular on the work of the two decades since Sottsass left the Memphis collective, this book reassesses his relationship to Modernism and Postmodernism, analyzes the increasing importance to Sottsass of his own architectural practice, and considers both his acceptance and his rejection of the traditional use of materials. In a series of interviews specially undertaken for this book, Sottsass reflects on the cross-currents of ideas and influences that have guided his long career."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1858943205 (hbk.)
9781858943206 (hbk.)

Subject:

Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007 Exhibitions.
Sottsass, Ettore.
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917- Expositions.
Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007
Design Italy History 20th century Exhibitions.
Architect-designed decorative arts Italy History 20th century Exhibitions.
Arts décoratifs conçus par des architectes Italie Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Design Italie Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
Design Italy History Exhibitions. 20th century.
Architect-designed decorative arts
Design
Vormgeving.
Gebouwen.
Italy
Designers
Product design
Architecture
Architects

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Doordan, Dennis P., contributor.
Sparke, Penny, contributor.
Steele, James, 1943- contributor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245942
Call No.: BIB 175552
Status: Available