ettore sottsass at lighting art gallery
the italian designer was known for his use of geometric forms accented by a brave and bold use of color, as seen in this exhibition of his original lighting designs.
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the yamagiwa art foundation currently presents an exhibition which focuses on presenting original lighting concepts, particularly those of the italian design great, ettore sottsass. the designer was known for his use of geometric forms – lines and circles – accented by a brave and bold use of color, a practice which led him to found the famed memphis group in 1981. this exhibition brings forth original lighting designs by sottsass, on show at the ‘lighting art gallery‘ in tokyo until september 4th, 2011.

ettore sottsass
‘six’
D60 x H94cm

ettore sottsass
‘seven’
W42.3 x D41.8 x H79.3cm

ettore sottsass
‘twenty’
W20.5 x D31.2 x H36.5cm

ettore sottsass
‘twenty two’
W31.2 x D16.5 x H17.5 cm

ettore sottsass
‘twenty nine’
W26 x D41 x H55.3cm

ettore sottsass
‘twenty six’
W22.1 x D30.6 x H24.2cm

ettore sottsass
‘eight’
W62.5 x D62.5 x H199cm

ettore sottsass
‘fourteen’
W50 x D50 x H212.5cm

ettore sottsass
‘sixteen’
W50 x D50 x H220cm

ettore sottsass
‘thirteen’
W50 x D50 x H206cm
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