Ettore Sottsass (1917-) is an Italian designer of the late 20th century. He founded the Memphis Group. Industrial Design is an applied art whereby the aesthetics and usability of products may be improved. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The Memphis Group was an influential Italian design and architecture movement of the 1980s. ...

Originally an architect, Sottsass became a consulting designer for typewriter manufacturer Olivetti. Olivetti Lettera 22, 1950 Ing. ...