First Ettore Sottsass Retrospective in Japan to Show Over 100 Works
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This article announces the first Ettore Sottsass retrospective in Japan, hosted by the Ishibashi Foundation. It highlights Sottsass's career as a master of 20th-century Italian design, his work for Olivetti and Poltronova, his founding of the Memphis Group in 1981, and his postmodern design philosophy that rejected excessive rationalism in favor of humor, freedom, and vibrant living. The exhibition will feature over 100 works spanning his entire career.
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· 4 pulledEttore Sottsass (1917–2007) was a globally acclaimed master of twentieth-century Italian design.
In 1981, he organized the Memphis Group, an international design collective.
Sottsass questioned pursuing excessive rationalism and sought to restore the sensation of people living freely and vibrantly.
Through fresh designs filled with humor, he aimed to shine a bright light on the l
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