Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things

by Deyan Sudjic

The incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso.

Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things chronicles the life and times of one of the most important, prolific, and, above all, interesting designers and architects of the 20th century. Sottsass (1917-2007), originally trained as an architect and worked as a design consultant for Olivetti, where he developed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714869538
• ISBN13: 9780714869537
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.7"