Ettore Sottsass
Subtitle: the glass
By: edited by Luca Massimo Barbero
Contributors: Gagliardi, Pasquale, 1936- writer of added commentary; Barovier, Marino, writer of added commentary; Guichon, Françoise, writer of added commentary; Beltrami, Cristina, writer of added commentary; White, Susan Ann (Translator), translator; Lutz, Felicity, translator; Sottsass, Ettore, 1917-2007; Stanze del vetro (Organization)
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9788857235356
Subjects: Architect-designed glassware; Glassware; Exhibitions; Art glass
Other titles: Glass
Work titles: Ettore Sottsass (Le Stanze del Vetro)
Description: "The brilliant architect and designer Ettore Sottsass 'made glass' from 1947 until the end of his career. This volume documents the entire period of his glass oeuvre, from the series he designed in the 1970s for Vistosi to the Memphis collections of the 1980s, the symbolic forms of the 1990s, the stunning constructions for the Millennium House in Qatar, and the famous Kachinas. The wealth of images, the analysis of design and painting together with the coeval cultural and artistic context, and the summary of works including many unpublished pieces make this volume edited by Luca Massimo Barbero the first scientific study on Ettore Sottsass's works in glass and crystal."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition, organized by Le Stanze del Vetro, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice and curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, held April 10-July 30, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186).

"Ettore Sottsass: The Glass" : 2017 April 10-July 30 Le Stanze del Vetro, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy.
Table of contents: title: Ettore Sottsass, an outsider  -- Pasquale Gagliardi; title: Ettore Sottsass: glass works  -- Luca Massimo Barbero; title: Working with Ettore Sottsass: exercises and caprices  -- Marino Barovier; title: Sottsass at CIRVA 1999/2007  -- Françoise Guichon; title: A biography -- Cristina Beltrami.