Long recognized as a major figure in architecture and design, Ettore Sottsass, Jr., is celebrated internationally for his landmark contributions such as the first Italian calculator—the Elea 9003, the bright red poppy plastic Valentine typewriter, and mobile, multi-functional fiberglass furniture units of the 1970s. This exhibition will be a survey of his career, and will present the wide array of objects he has created: furniture, ceramics, glass, product design, silver, jewelry, and lighting. An exhibition of Sottsass’ career in an American museum is long overdue, and LACMA is the ideal venue for such an exhibition as historically Los Angeles has attracted cutting edge architects and designers.
ETTORE SOTTSASS:
ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER
March 12, 2006 - June 11, 2006
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass
Desk no. 53, 2003
Cuban mahogany base, Indian Palissandre lattice, black-stained ash drawer frame, burled Palissandre drawer fronts, rubber pulls
59.25 x 64.375 x 30 inches
150.5 x 163.5 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 6
FB11560
Ettore Sottsass
Desk no. 53, 2003
Cuban mahogany base, Indian Palissandre lattice, black-stained ash drawer frame, burled Palissandre drawer fronts, rubber pulls
59.25 x 64.375 x 30 inches
150.5 x 163.5 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 6
FB11560
