Contemporary Art shows you need to visit NOW in Italy - Giuseppe Alletto visual artist

#arts #designer #designinspiration #verona #milan #milanodesignweek #artoftheday Contemporary Art shows you need to visit NOW in Italy - Giuseppe Alletto visual artist Triennale of Milano Galleria Dello Scudo of Verona Macro Museum of Rome Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007) was an architect and designer, labeled the godfather of Italian design. Born in Austria and raised in Milan, Sottsass studied architecture at the Politecnico di Torino in Turin. After spending most of World War II in a concentration camp in Yugoslavia, Sottsass returned to Milan, where he set up his own architectural and industrial design studio. In 1958, he was hired as a design consultant for the Olivetti company, a position he held for more than 20 years. While there, he produced numerous designs, including the Elea 9003 computer and the red plastic Valentine portable typewriter. His aim was to produce objects that went beyond typical consumerist products, and thus came to define postmodernist design.