Ettore sottsass a critical biography

Italian architect (1917–2007)

Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917 – 31 December 2007) was an Italian architect, product designer and aformer militant of the Italian Republican Fascist Party.

He was known for his designs which included designs of: furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting, homeware and office supplies. He also worked on numerous buildings and interiors, often defined by bold colours.

Early life

Sottsass was born in Innsbruck, Austria, and grew up in Turin, where his father, also named Ettore Sottsass, was an architect.^[1] His father belonged to the modernist architecture group Movimento Italiano per l'Architettura Razionale (MIAR), which was led by Giuseppe Pagano.

Sottsass attended Politecnico di Torino in Turin and graduated in 1939 with a degree in architecture.

After the invasion of Italy by the Anglo-Americans, Sottsass enlisted in the Monterosa Division of theRepubblica Sociale Italiana which was led by Benito Mussolini and the