Ettore Sottsass

The famous architect and designer in Italian

Place & date of
birth/death, place
of work
• Place: Although he was born in
Innsbruck, Austria, he grew up in
Turin
• Date of birth/death: He was born on
14 September 1917 and died on 31
December 2007 at the age of 90
• Place of work: He worked in Italy
and founded the Sottsass studio
Profession
• He is a famous architect and
designer in Italy. He has created
many different kinds of designs,
such as furniture, jewelry, glass,
light, household goods, office
equipment, and many
architectural and interior
designs.
Thoughts about
design
• To be a designer, you must cover up your
personal style, but Sottsass doesn't like this
design style, so he boldly try to inject bright
colors and weird ideas in his head into his
designs. In 1959, he designed the first Italian
computer . It was a red typewriter. People
thought the most memorable thing is the red
color.