Artworks · Ettore Sottsass

Optos lighting system

1994 · Glass

Assembled dimensions: 10 3/4 × 11 3/4" (27.3 × 29.8 cm) (diameter)

Museum of Modern Art

Optos lighting system

1994 · Glass

2 5/8 × 10" (6.7 × 25.4 cm) (diameter)

Museum of Modern Art

ID-S standing lamp

1987 · Aluminum and glass

74 × 9 13/16 × 16 15/16" (188 × 25 × 43 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Miss, Don't You Like Caviar?" Armchair

1987 · Wood and chromed steel

H. 32, W. 21-1/4, D. 20-1/2 in. (81.3 x 54 x 52.1 cm.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Enorme Telephone

1986 · ABS polymer casing

2 1/4 × 7 5/8 × 4 (5.7 × 19.3 × 10.2 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Preliminary Sketch, January-February, 1986: Elevation, Daniel Wolf Residence, Ridgway, Colorado

1986 · Black marker and wax crayon on paper

10 7/8 × 14 1/4 in. (27.6 × 36.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second Design Concept After Visiting Site, September, 1986: Perspective, Daniel Wolf Residence, Ridgway, Colorado

1986 · Wax crayon, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Enorme Telephone

1986 · ABS polymer casing, synthetic rubber (styrene based), silicon

Overall: 2 1/4 × 7 5/8 × 4 in. (5.7 × 19.4 × 10.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Euphrates

1983 · Vase

Victoria and Albert Museum

Carlton Room Divider

1981 · Wood and colored plastic laminate (formica)

194.3 × 189.8 × 40 cm (76 1/2 × 74 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

'Carlton' Room Divider

1981 · Plastic laminate and wood

77 1/2 × 75 × 15 5/8" (196.9 × 190.5 × 39.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Memphis textile

1981 · Screen printed silk

43 5/16 x 40 9/16" (110 x 103 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Carlton" Room Divider

1981 · Wood, plastic laminate

76 3/4 × 74 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (194.9 × 189.9 × 40 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sirio

1980 · Vase

Victoria and Albert Museum

Double Gourd

1978 · Vase

Victoria and Albert Museum

Shiva Vase

1973 · Glazed earthenware

24.1 × 17.8 × 7.6 cm (9 1/2 × 7 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shiva vase

1973 · Glazed earthenware

9 1/2 x 7 x 2 7/8" (24.1 x 17.8 x 7.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Fruit Bowl (with Apple), project (Aerial perspective)

1973 · Graphite and self-adhesive letters on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Tea Pot (with Red Lid), project (Perspective)

1973 · Graphite and self-adhesive letters on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Tea Pot (in Forest Setting), project (Perspective)

1973 · Graphite and self-adhesive letters on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Tea Pot (by Ocean with Shells), project (Perspective)

1973 · Graphite and self-adhesive letters on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Fruit Bowl (with Grapes), project (Aerial perspective)

1973 · Graphite and self-adhesive letters on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Tea Pot, project (Perspective)

1973 · Graphite and self-adhesive letters on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shiva vase

1973 · ceramic

9 3/8 × 7 1/16 × 2 15/16 in., 1.9 lb. (23.8 × 18 × 7.4 cm, 0.9 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Table Lamp with Mobile Arm and Clamp (model 32 205)

1972 · Die-cast metal and synthetic material

43 x 6 1/4 x 16" (109.2 x 15.9 x 40.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Study for a Dispenser of Incense, LSD, Marijuana, Opium, Laughing Gas, project (Perspective)

1972 · Graphite on paper

15 1/8 x 13 3/8" (38.4 x 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Gigantic Work, Panoramic Road with View on the Irrawaddy River and the Jungle, project (Aerial perspective)

1972 · Graphite on paper

16 x 12 1/4" (40.6 x 31.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Study for Design of a Stadium to Watch the Stars, project (Aerial perspective)

1972 · Graphite on paper

19 x 13 1/2" (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Study for Temple for Erotic Dances, project (Aerial perspective and plan)

1972 · Graphite and cut-and-pasted gelatin silver print on paper

13 15/16 x 12 5/8" (35.4 x 32.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Design of a Roof to Discuss Under, project (Perspective)

1972 · Graphite on paper

11 1/2 x 10 7/8" (29.2 x 27.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Study for Rafts for Listening to Chamber Music, project (Perspective)

1972 · Graphite on paper

14 1/2 x 12 3/8" (36.8 x 31.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Study for Design of a Stadium for Rock Concerts, project (Aerial perspective)

1972 · Graphite and white ink on paper

14 3/4 x 11 1/2" (37.5 x 29.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Planet as Festival: Study for a Large Dispenser of Waltzes, Tangos, Rock, and Cha-Cha, project (Perspective)

1972 · Graphite on paper

16 1/2 x 13 3/8" (41.9 x 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Preliminary Project for Microenvironment

1971 · Collage with ink, gouache, acrylic and tape

15 3/4 x 11 3/4" (40 x 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Preliminary Project for Microenvironment, Element for Landscape Home

1971 · Gouache and ink on print with acrylic

16 3/4 x 26 1/2" (42.5 x 67.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Summa 19 Calculator

1970 · Plastic

4 x 8 x 14" (10.2 x 20.3 x 35.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Valentine Portable Typewriter

1969 · ABS plastic and other materials

11.7 × 34.3 × 35.2 cm (4 5/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Valentine Portable Typewriter

1969 · ABS plastic and other materials

11.7 × 34.3 × 35.2 cm (4 5/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Yantra Vases (model Y31)

1969 · Glazed earthenware

14 × 14 × 6 1/2" (35.6 × 35.6 × 16.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Asteroid Lamp

1968 · Perspex and wood

28 5/8 x 10 13/16 x 6 5/16" (72.7 x 27.5 x 16 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

"Fosforescenze" textile design

1957 · Gouache on paper

26 × 18 3/4" (66 × 47.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art