Ettore Sottsass is an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century. He founded the Memphis Group. Originally an architect, Sottsass became a consulting designer for typewriter manufacturer Olivetti. Ettore Sottsass is one of the leading members of the ‘Memphis’ group founded in 1981 with Barbara Radice as public relations/art director. The group’s main aim was to bring back radical designs and did so through toasters that the whole group designed together. Wikipedia
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