Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007): Italian architect & designer, a pioneer of postmodernism & the Memphis Group. Known for bold colors, geometric forms, and playful furniture. Explore his iconic designs!
하이 미술관은 19세기 미국 장식 예술부터 혁신적인 현대 미술까지 인상적인 컬렉션을 자랑하며 애틀랜타의 예술적 지평을 밝히는 등불 역할을 합니다. 눈부신 흰색 에나멜 외관과 혁신적인 지붕 시스템은 예술사를 경험하고 지역 사회의 참여를 이끌어내는 평온한 배경을 제공합니다.
One of Italy’s most versatile and expressive architect designers from the second half of the twentieth century, Ettore Sottsass Jr. is internationally recognized for his significant artistic contributions. Inspired by Pop Art and Minimalism, in 1968 Sottsass began to use brightly colored plastic laminate—until then typically associated with kitchen and restaurant countertops—to surface his austere, monumental forms. Intent on creating a new furnishing type that read as both furniture and art, he covered the wardrobe units with plastic laminate on all sides so that they could stand in the middle of a room as totemic objects. Later he would call these works “superboxes” in reference to his existentialist belief that the minimalist forms could transcend mere function.