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Biografie Ettore Sottsass
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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 from the Turin Polytechnic
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1945
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Opened his own practice in Milan
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1956
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Invited to design furniture for Polotronova
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1958
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Appointed as design consultant to Olivetti’s new electronics division
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1967
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Co-founded the Planeta Fresco literary magazine with Allen Ginsberg
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1973
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Founded Global Tools design school with Archizoom and Superstudio
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1980
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Formed Memphis design collective
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1981
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Founded Sottsass Associati
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2007
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Ettore Sottsass died December 31st
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Ausgewählte Ausstellungen |
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2012 |
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Ettore Sottsass, A Survey: 1992-2007. Friedman Benda, New York, NY |
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2012 |
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Ettore Sottsass: Keramik (Ceramic). Hetjens-Museum Dusseldorf, Deutches |
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2012 |
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Keramikmuseum, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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2011 |
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Postmodernism. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK |
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2011 |
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Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass. 21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo, Japan |
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2011 |
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Enamels 1958. Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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2010 |
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European Design Since 1985. Shaping the New Century. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
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2010 |
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Un Piccolo Omaggio a Mondrian. Friedman Benda, New York, NY |
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2009 |
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European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN |
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2008 - 2009 |
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Homage à Ettore Sottsass. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France |
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2008 |
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Vorrei Sapere Perche, una mostra su Ettore Sottsass. Trieste Museum, Trieste, Italy |
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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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2007 |
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Ettore Sottsass A Life in Design. Design Museum, London, UK |
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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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2004 |
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Ettore Sottsass. Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY |
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2004 |
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US Design. 1975-2000. Traveling exhibition. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN |
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2003 |
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20 Years of Designs for Olivetti. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France |
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2003 |
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Ettore Sottsass. Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Germany |
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2003 |
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Ettore Sottsass. Museo d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy |
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2003 |
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US Design. 1975-2000. Traveling exhibition. Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL (February-May); American Craft Museum, New York, NY (June-October) |
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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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2001 |
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Memphis Remembered. The London Design Museum, London, England |
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2000 |
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Museum of Modern Art, Gifu, Japan |
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2000 |
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Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan |
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2000 |
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Marugame Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan |
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2000 |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
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1999 |
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Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea L. Pecci, Prato, Italy |
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1999 |
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Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland |
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1999 |
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Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Netherlands |
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1999 |
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Niitsu Art Forum, Niigata, Japan |
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1999 |
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Living Design Center Ozone, Tokyo, Japan |
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1997 |
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Gallery Binnen, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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1997 |
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Designed for Delight. Alternative aspects of twentieth-century decorative arts. Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, Canada; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH; Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France |
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1997 |
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Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, Krakow, Poland; Die Neue Sammlung, Munich, Germany; J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA |
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1996 |
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Gallery Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland |
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1996 |
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Galleria Dessa, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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1996 |
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Gallery Ma, Tokyo, Japan |
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1996 |
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Mourmans Gallery, Knokke, Belgium |
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1996 |
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Design Gallery, Milan, Italy |
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1996 |
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"TOTEMS --- Sculptures & Drawings by Ettore Sottsass, jr.", URBAN ARCHITECTURE Gallery, NYC |
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1994 |
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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France |
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1994 |
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Gallery Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland |
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1993 |
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Ettore Sottsass: Adesso pero. Reisseerinnerungen. Deichtorhallen Museum, Hamburg, Germany |
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1993 |
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La ultima oportunidad de ser vanguardia. Centre d'Art Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain |
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1993 |
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Vitra Design Museum, Weil-am-Rhein, Germany |
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1991 |
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Energieen Exhibition. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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1991 |
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Il dolce Stilnovo della casa. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy |
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1990 |
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Memphis 1981-1988. Traveling exhibition: Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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1989 |
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Yamagiwa Art Foundation, Tokyo, Japan |
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1988 |
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Bharata. Design Gallery, Milan, Italy |
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1987 |
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Ettore Sottsass: Furniture for the Ritual of Life. Blum Helmann Gallery, New York, NY |
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1987 |
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Documenta 8. Kassel, Germany |
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1985 |
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Ceremonial Lights. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel |
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1985 |
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York |
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1985 |
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XVII Milan Triennial, Milan, Italy |
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1983 - 1984 |
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Design Since 1945. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
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1982 |
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Materialidea. Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy |
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1981 |
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Axis Galley, Tokyo, Japan |
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1980 |
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Forum Design, Linz, Austria |
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1976 |
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Golden Eye: An International Tribute to the Artisans of India. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY |
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1976 |
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Design Zentrum, Berlin |
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1976 |
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Ettore Sottsass Jr. De l’objet fini à la fin de lobjet. Musée des Arts décoratif, Paris, France |
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1976 |
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Centro de Diseño Industrial, Barcelona, Spain |
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1976 |
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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel |
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1976 |
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Visual Art Board, Sidney, Australia |
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1975 |
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Architectural Studies and projects. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
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1972 |
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The New Domestic Landscape. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
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1969 |
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Paesaggio per una pianeta fresco. Sverige Arckitecturmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden |
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1969 |
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Ceramiche tantriche. Galleria la Nuova Loggia, Bologna, Italy |
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1969 |
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Ceramiche di fumo. Galleria il Sestante, Milan, Italy |
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1969 |
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
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1968 |
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Design Center, Milan, Italy |
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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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1967 |
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Ceramiche sbagliate. Poltronova, Italy |
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1967 |
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Ettore Sottsass Jr. La Bertesca, Genoa, Italy |
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1967 |
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Menhirs, Ziggurat, Stupas, Hydrant & Gas Pumps. Galleria Sperone, Genova, Italy |
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1966 |
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Centro Fly Casa, Milan, Italy |
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1965 |
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Galleria Sperone, Turin, Italy |
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1965 |
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Le belle ragazze. Libreria Feltrinelli, Milan, Italy |
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1965 |
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La Casa abitata. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy |
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1964 |
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Offerta a Shiva. Galleria Aquilone, Florence, Italy |
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1964 |
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Galleria il Sestante, Milan, Italy |
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1964 |
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Galleria Tornabuoni, Florence, Italy |
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1963 |
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Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea. Bari, Italy |
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1963 |
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Ceramiche delle Tenebre. Galleria il Sestante, Milan, Italy |
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1961 |
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New York from Italy. Bolles Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1961 |
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Goldsmit's Hall, London |
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1960 |
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XII Milan Triennial. Milan, Italy |
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1958 |
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Galleria il Sestante, Milan, Italy |
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1957 |
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XI Milan Triennial. Milan, Italy |
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1957 |
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Galleria il Sestante, Milan, Italy |
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1955 |
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Galleria del Naviglio, Milan, Italy |
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1955 |
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Galleria del Cavallino, Venice, Italy |
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1954 |
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X Milan Triennial. Milan, Italy |
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1946 |
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Palais des Beaux-Art, Parigi |
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1946 |
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XVII Milan Triennial, Milan, Italy |
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Selected Public Collections |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Neues Museum, Nuremberg, Germany
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
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Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
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Design Museum, London, England
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Design Museum, Ghent, The Netherlands
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
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Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Italy
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Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
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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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