ATTRIBUTED TO ETTORE SOTTSASS JR (ITALIAN 1917-2007) FOR POLTRONOVA, ITALY: A 'Ultrafragola' mirror, originally designed in the 1970s, the semi-translucent white plastic illuminated by blue internal fluorescent tubes

195cm high x 100cm wide x 14cm deep

Notes:

Ettore Sottsass is one of the most significant designers and architects of the late 20th Century, his bold and colourful, Post Modern aesthetic enlivening objects, furniture and interiors and influencing design around the world.

Sottsass founded his own architectural and industrial design practice in Milan, establishing a name for himself by the end of the 1950s with the design of fashionable office equipment for Olivetti. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Sottsass created radical and experimental designs for forward thinking companies like Poltronova. Sottsass’ exploration of a new visual language included collaborating with artists such as Alessandro Mendini and Andrea Branzi and culminated in the formation of the radical design collective, Memphis whose work was widely accepted and shown all over the world.

Notable architectural projects by Sottsass include the interiors of a chain of stores for Esprit (1985) and the Malpensa airport near Milan (2000). Designs by Sottsass can be found in the permanent collections of many museums including the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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