Sottsass & Poltronova 1958-1974 humour Emile and the Captain

Emile and the Captain

the contributions gathered in this bilingual book pursue the goal of adjusting and reclaiming the concept of “right to the city”

the current climate of appropriation and sampling as a counter-form of authorship

die sich durch meine jahrzehntelange Arbeit an der ARCH+ verdichten lassen

This publication is a reprint of the first book realized by Wolfgang Tillmans in 1995

Sottsass & Poltronova 1958-1974 humour Emile and the CaptainThe decade of collaboration between the Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass (1917 2007) and Tuscan furniture company Poltronova from 1960 to 1970 marked a phase of almost total freedom for the designer. The breadth of this era, both rich in creations and decisive in establishing the designers style, is now accessible in this analysis of Sottsass work, augmented with advertising photos from the period, annotated sketches and his personal