The sketchbook contains preliminary drawings for a line of furniture for Poltronova in 1964-1965. These sketches help establish the conceptual vocabulary that would define the Memphis two decades later; each elevation view looks more like a character or motif than typical furniture. "He's not just doing a little doodle," says Christie's specialist Simon Andrews. "He's already thinking about how a piece of furniture will be photographed and merchandised." Search “designer spotlight ettore sottsass” from Buy a Piece of Ettore Sottsass Apartment at Christie's

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The sketchbook contains preliminary drawings for a line of furniture for Poltronova in 1964-1965. These sketches help establish the conceptual vocabulary that would define the Memphis two decades later; each elevation view looks more like a character or motif than typical furniture. "He's not just doing a little doodle," says Christie's specialist Simon Andrews. "He's already thinking about how a piece of furniture will be photographed and merchandised."