The collection

Sottsass's collection includes ceramics from the Galleria Il Sestante catalog, which Bitossi began distributing in 1986. The catalog features historical series such as Bowls and Vases (1958–59), Spools and Insulators (1961–62), Ashtrays (1962), and Step Vases (1962–66), all crafted using techniques and materials faithful to the originals, with only one chromatic variant introduced in agreement with the author in 1991.

Design by Ettore Sottsass

Design by Ettore Sottsass

Ettore Sottsass is one of the masters of 20th-century Italian design. An architect, designer, photographer, and writer, in 1958 he began a collaboration with Olivetti as a design consultant, creating the first Italian electronic calculator. In the 1980s, he became the leading figure of the Memphis movement, which was destined to revolutionize the world of design.

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