Alessandro Mendini, Alfredo Häberli, Álvaro Siza, Antoine et Manuel, Antoni Gaudí, Arquitectura-G, Doshi Levien, Eduard Samsó, Ettore Sottsass, Färg & Blanche, Isabel Gamero, Jaime Hayon, Jordi Badia, Jordi Pérez, Josep Maria Jujol, Klas Ernflo, Konstantin Grcic, Lluís Clotet, Muller Van Severen, Oscar Tusquets, Otto Canalda, Pepe Cortés, Ramón Úbeda, Ronan Bouroullec, Sabine Marcelis, Salvador Dalí, Serban Ionescu, Stephen Burks, Willo Perron, Xavier Mañosa
Ettore Sottsass was born in 1917 in Insbruck. He was a grandee of late 20th-century Italian design, known most notably as the founder of the Memphis collective.
Renowned for his iconic work for Olivetti and beautiful glass and ceramic works, Sottsass is one of Italy’s most influential designers. He is known for his iconic work for Olivetti, glass and ceramic designs, and his bold, geometric, unconventional forms that brought a new light to design.
Before his formation of the Memphis group, Sottsass created the Shiva, an iconic vase emblematic of Sottsass’ and BD’s bright, playful and inspired attitude. He turned from rigidity and formalism towards a creative sensitivity that remains influential today.
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