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Publication Date
10-1-2018
Keywords
artists' books, Baker & Whitehill Annual Student Artists' Book Contest, fifth
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Student Status
Continuing education certificate student
Year of Graduation
2020
Major
CE - Graphic Design Certificate Program
Faculty / Course
Suzi Cozzens; Design
Materials + Techniques
glossy paper arranged as an accordion book, card stock, glue, removable tape
Student Narrative
This is an intimate double-sided book-within-a book between 'you', the reader, and 'me', Italian designer Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007). First, Sottsass takes the reader on a brief but comprehensive retrospective of his work in architecture, interior design, furniture, glass, product design, painting, sculpture, and the radical Memphis movement. Upon turning the last page of Sottsass's work, the book then morphs to begin the 'book within a book': the reader is engaged with projects in Sottsass's voice that mirror the above design categories. These challenges are to be completed in the book. Since the red Olivetti typewriter is an iconic Sottsass design, typed personal notes to the reader from Sottsass about his work and related interactive projects in both sections of this book enveloper the reader in a personal design journey.
Recommended Citation
Christy, Donna; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Designer Book Project" (2018). 5th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2019. 7.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest5th2019/7