As per our current Database, Ettore Sottsass has been died on Dec 31, 2007 (age 90).
When Ettore Sottsass die, Ettore Sottsass was 90 years old.
| Popular As | Ettore Sottsass |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Age | 90 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Born | September 14, 1917 (Austria) |
| Birthday | September 14 |
| Town/City | Austria |
| Nationality | Austria |
Ettore Sottsass’s zodiac sign is Virgo. According to astrologers, Virgos are always paying attention to the smallest details and their deep sense of humanity makes them one of the most careful signs of the zodiac. Their methodical approach to life ensures that nothing is left to chance, and although they are often tender, their heart might be closed for the outer world. This is a sign often misunderstood, not because they lack the ability to express, but because they won’t accept their feelings as valid, true, or even relevant when opposed to reason. The symbolism behind the name speaks well of their nature, born with a feeling they are experiencing everything for the first time.
Ettore Sottsass was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
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.
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.
He authored "The Curious Mr. Sottsass: Photographing Design and Desire" in 1997.
He was raised in Milan, where his father worked as an Architect.
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.
