Ettore Sottsass Ceramics 
Bruno Bischofberger

This rare book exam­ines Ettore Sottsass’s ceramic work, offer­ing a focused look at the inter­sec­tion of form, color, and mate­r­ial that runs through­out his prac­tice. Best known for his role in the Memphis Group, Sottsass approached ceram­ics as a space for exper­i­men­ta­tion, where func­tion, gesture, and surface could be recon­sid­ered with freedom and rigor.

The book brings together vivid photographs, sketches, and personal reflec­tions, present­ing Sottsass’s ceramic objects in close detail. Rather than serving as a survey, the book allows the work to unfold through obser­va­tion and sequence.

Care­fully produced, the publi­ca­tion treats ceram­ics not as a periph­eral prac­tice but as central to Sottsass’s think­ing as a designer. It stands as a consid­ered docu­ment of an artist whose influ­ence contin­ues to shape contem­po­rary design, and a compelling addi­tion for collec­tors and readers inter­ested in postwar design and material culture.

Thames & Hudson
1995
Hardcover with dust jacket
179 pages

£150

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