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| [[Image:Olivetti Valentine.jpeg |thumb|right|100px|[[Ettore Sottsass]] [[Olivetti Valentine]], first released on [[Valentine's Day]] [[1969]].]] | [[Image:Olivetti Valentine.jpeg |thumb|right|100px|[[Ettore Sottsass]] [[Olivetti Valentine]], first released on [[Valentine's Day]] [[1969]].]] | ||
| - | '''[[Ettore Sottsass]]''' ([[14 September]] [[1917]] – [[31 December]] [[2007]]) was an [[Innsbruck]]-born [[Italy|Italian]] [[architect]] and [[industrial designer|designer]] of the late [[20th century]]. He founded the [[Memphis Group]] and was connected to the [[radical design]] movement. His best-known product is the Olivetti [[Valentine typewriter]]. His 1981 "[[Carlton Cabinet]]" was to many people their first de facto exposure to [[postmodernism]]. | + | '''[[Ettore Sottsass]]''' ([[14 September]] [[1917]] – [[31 December]] [[2007]]) was an [[Innsbruck]]-born [[Italy|Italian]] [[architect]] and [[industrial designer|designer]] of the late [[20th century]]. He founded the [[Memphis Group]] and was connected to the [[radical design]] movement. His best-known product is the Olivetti [[Valentine typewriter]]. His 1981 "[[Carlton Cabinet]]" was to many people their first de facto exposure to [[postmodernism]]. [[Featured|more...]] |
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Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917 – 31 December 2007) was an Innsbruck-born Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century. He founded the Memphis Group and was connected to the radical design movement. His best-known product is the Olivetti Valentine typewriter. His 1981 "Carlton Cabinet" was to many people their first de facto exposure to postmodernism. more...
