Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins
Artizon Museum
Starts 6/23
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Ettore Sottsass
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) was a globally acclaimed master of twentieth-century Italian design. Starting in the 1950s, he created masterworks as a designer for Olivetti and Poltronova. In 1981, he organized the Memphis Group, an international design collective. He and other Memphis members created designs that were regarded as Post Modern and that had a great influence on their generation.
Sottsass questioned pursuing excessive rationalism and sought to restore the sensation of people living freely and vibrantly. Through fresh designs filled with humor, he aimed to shine a bright light on the lifestyles, lives, and fates of the people of his time.
This exhibition, the first Sottsass retrospective in Japan, will display 112 of his works, from his early to later periods, that the Ishibashi Foundation has collected and introducing an abundance of designs brimming with creativity.
Sottsass questioned pursuing excessive rationalism and sought to restore the sensation of people living freely and vibrantly. Through fresh designs filled with humor, he aimed to shine a bright light on the lifestyles, lives, and fates of the people of his time.
This exhibition, the first Sottsass retrospective in Japan, will display 112 of his works, from his early to later periods, that the Ishibashi Foundation has collected and introducing an abundance of designs brimming with creativity.
Schedule | Jun 23 (Tue) 2026-Oct 4 (Sun) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | [Online Reservation Tickets] Adults ¥1200 [On-Site Tickets] Adults ¥1500; Students (*Reservation Required for High School Students and Over), Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.artizon.museum/en/exhibition/detail/603 | ||||
| Venue | Artizon Museum https://www.artizon.museum/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1-7-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from the Yaesu Central exit of JR Tokyo Station, 5 minute walk from exit 6 at Kyobashi Station on the Ginza line, 5 minute walk from exit B1 at Nihombashi Station on the Ginza and Tozai lines or Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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