Designer
Ettore Sottsass (Italian, born Austria, 1917–2007)Italian, born Austria, 1917–2007
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Pensione Italia" Summer Architectural Model
Date1981
MediumPlastic, paper, wood, and foam
Dimensions8 3/8 × 15 3/4 × 21 15/16 in. (46.7 × 40 × 55.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.506
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Architecture Estive: Sei Progetti Di Archittetura Contemporanea," Comune di Rimini, Assessorato Alla Cultura, Italy, Summer 1981.
"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
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