Ettore Sottsass, the most eminent designer of the 20th century, was born in Innsbruck, Austria, in 1917, and studied architecture in Turin, graduating in 1939. During World War II he served in the Italian military, spending much of his time in a prisoner of war camp in Yugoslavia. After returning home, he opened his first studio in Milan in 1947.

Ettore Sottsass become a creative consultant to Polotronova, a furniture manufacturer near Florence in 1957, and then worked as a design consultant for Olivetti from 1958 to 1980. He designed the Elea 9003 calculator and the popular portable red 'Valentine' typewriter, released on Valentine day 1970, and whose features included a carriage that dropped to the level of the keyboard and a storage case

In the 1970s, Ettore Sottsass was hired by Alessi and he designed various items for the company, such as cutlery, condiment sets, plates and other kitchen more...

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Ettore Sottsass Tahiti lamp for Memphis Milano, enamelled metal,…

Ettore Sottsass Tahiti lamp for Memphis Milano, enamelled metal, wood and laminate. Adjustable head. Comes with certificate of authenticity. Italy, designed 1981, 70 cm high, 8 cm wide, 42 cm deep

Ettore Sottsass Pausania table lamp for Artemide, body in black…

Ettore Sottsass Pausania table lamp for Artemide, body in black resin with a green synthetic diffuser. Aluminium, plastic and chromed metal fittings. Sticker present to underside. Italy, designed 1982, 48 cm high, 43 cm wide, 11 cm deep

Ettore Sottsass Ashoka lamp for Memphis Milano, painted metal…

Ettore Sottsass Ashoka lamp for Memphis Milano, painted metal with six globes. Retains sticker and comes with certificate of authenticity. Italy, designed 1981, 89 cm high, 83 cm wide, 12 cm deep

Ettore Sottsass Jagati lamp for Memphis Milano, red…

Ettore Sottsass Jagati lamp for Memphis Milano, red aniline-dyed maple box with one fluorescent bulb. Can be used as a table lamp, a floor lamp or hung as a wall lamp. From the Mobili Lunghi collection. Italy, designed 2000, 31 cm high, 22 cm wide, 22 cm…

Ettore Sottsass Pattica lamp for Memphis Milano, yellow…

Ettore Sottsass Pattica lamp for Memphis Milano, yellow aniline-dyed maple box with five fluorescent bulbs. Can be used as a table lamp, a floor lamp or hung as a wall lamp. From the Mobili Lunghi collection. Italy, designed 2000, 31 cm high, 60.5 cm wide…

Ettore Sottsass Bay Lamp for Memphis Milano, black, white, and…

Memphis Milano Bay Lamp: Iconic Design, Authenticity, Original Box

Ettore Sottsass Bay Lamp for Memphis Milano, black, white, and grey coated metal with white, yellow, and orange perspex disks. Stickered and stamped with a Memphis plaque to the underside. Comes with original certificate of authenticity and box, Italy,…

Ettore Sottsass Pausania table lamp for Artemide, body in black…

Sottsass Pausania Table Lamp with LED and Dimmer

Ettore Sottsass Pausania table lamp for Artemide, body in black resin, green synthetic diffuser, aluminium, plastic and chrome fittings. Original box, Re-edition of the lamp designed by Ettore Sottsass, updated with variable white Led light and a dimmer…

Ettore Sottsass Tahiti table lamp for Memphis Milano, painted…

Tahiti Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano

Ettore Sottsass Tahiti table lamp for Memphis Milano, painted metal and plastic in bold colours of yellow, brown, pink, and white., Italy, designed 1981, 70 cm high, 37 cm wide, 10 cm deep

Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy, vintage 'Pausania' table…

Vintage Ettore Sottsass Table Lamp for Artemide

Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy, vintage 'Pausania' table lamp, this example circa 1985 and with earlier fluro fitting (later models were made to accommodate Led), chrome metal, perforated sheet and black plastic. One of the icons of late twentieth…

Pair of lamps in the style of Ettore Sottsass, glass, plastic…

Sottsass-Style Perforated Metal and Glass Lamps

Pair of lamps in the style of Ettore Sottsass, glass, plastic and perforated metal, Europe, c 1980s

Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917-2007). Callimaco floor lamp,…

Callimaco Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide

Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917-2007). Callimaco floor lamp, designed in 1982 manufactured by Artemide, steel lacquered in red, yellow and grey

Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917-2007 Callimaco floor lamp, 1989…

Callimaco Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917-2007 Callimaco floor lamp, 1989 manufactured by Artemide, Italy, enamelled aluminium, enamelled steel, chrome-plated steel. Height 201 cm

Callimaco floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artimede, Italy,…

Memphis Milano Callimaco Floor Lamp, 201cm High

Callimaco floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artimede, Italy, designed 1982 during the Memphis Milano period, 201 cm high