Ettore Sottsass
Architect

Ettore Sottsass Net Worth

Ettore Sottsass was an Austrian-born designer who made a name for himself in the 20th century for his furniture, typewriters, jewelry, and lighting fixtures. He was also known for his work as a design consultant for Olivetti, and for helping to design the first Italian mainframe computer, the Elea 9003, which won the 1959 Compasso d'Oro.
Ettore Sottsass is a member of Architect

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 14, 1917
Birth Place Austria
Age 103 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 31, 2007 (age 90)
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Million (2024)

About

Created furniture, typewriters, jewelry, and lighting fixtures in the 20th century; helped design the first Italian mainframe computer, the Elea 9003, which won the 1959 Compasso d'Oro; known for his work as a design consultant for Olivetti.

Before Fame

He attended the Polytechnic University of Turin, from which he graduated with an architecture degree in 1939. He was captured in World War II after enlisting in the Italian military; he was imprisoned in a Yugoslavian concentration camp.

Trivia

He authored "The Curious Mr. Sottsass: Photographing Design and Desire" in 1997.

Family Life

He was raised in Milan, where his father worked as an Architect.

Associated With

He and some fellow Architects were listening to Bob Dylan's "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" in 1981 when they decided to start a collective called the Memphis Group. The group created 40 pieces of fluorescent artwork.

Some Ettore Sottsass images

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