中文简介：

重新发行这本备受赞誉的书表明，无论是粉丝还是收藏家，都对意大利建筑师兼设计师艾托里·索特萨斯（Ettore Sottsass）的生活和工作非常着迷。从为奥利维蒂公司设计的作品（如鲜红色的Valentine手提打字机及其巧妙的收纳箱）到1980年在米兰创立的“孟菲斯集团”的后现代作品，这位设计师的作品既受欢迎又有影响力。

本书包含了从索特萨斯档案中提取的精美图片，包括从无数素描本中提取的图纸和草图，探索了索特萨斯从1940年代到2000年代的整个职业生涯，涵盖了建筑项目、产品设计、陶瓷、雕塑和图形。

英文简介：

The re-release of this highly acclaimed title demonstrates the continual fascination, from both fans and collectors, with the life and work of Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass. The designer's work is popular and influential in equal measure, from his designs for Olivetti (such as the striking, bright red, manual typewriter, the Valentine, with its ingenious carry-case) to the post-modern brilliance of the work of the Memphis Group, founded by Sottsass in Milan in 1980.

Packed with beautiful images taken from the extensive Sottsass archives and including drawings and sketches from the designer's countless sketchbooks, the book explores his entire career from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering everything from his architectural projects and product design to his ceramics, sculpture, and graphics.