Ettore Sottsass, 90, an Italian designer with an irreverent touch best known for creating Olivetti's iconic red plastic typewriter, died Dec. 31 at his home in Milan after battling the flu, news ...

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Ettore Sottsass was a renowned Austrian-born Italian architect and designer whose work is instantly recognisable for the manner in which it disrupted tradition and expectation with bold colours and ...

In 1966, Arnaldo Pomodoro turned to Ettore Sottsass to renovate his apartment in the center of Milan. The pioneering architect behind Memphis design immediately thought of it as “a space devoid ...

500 Rare Ettore Sottsass-Designed Telephones Were Discovered in 2025 — Now They're For Sale: Produced in 1985, only 1000 ENORME Telephones were originally produced by the Memphis design pioneer.