Ettore Sottsass’ childlike pieces are those of dreams and imagination, with lines and colour creeping into realms of fantasy that would rival most child minds. Toy-like constructions are lifted from colouring books to form highly considered, intelligent objects that still manage to evoke the simple doodles and building block towers of playgroup invention.
Tahiti lamp 1981 by Ettore Sottsass
If you find yourself near corso Como, drop into number 10 for a playful antidote to the week’s frenzy and bustle. Memphis Blues is showing in Galleria Carla Sozzani all week, and from 7pm why not take your cocktail onto the rooftop terrace for a calming escape from the streets below.
Words : Tamsin van Essen & Emily McGeevor
Image : Tamsin van Essen
It’s nice to believe that the Valentine typewriter Sottsass made for Olivetti was inspired by a robot – the reels are the eyes, the keys are the teeth chattering away and the typed sheet is the robot data…
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