A study for a cabinet by Ettore Sottsass, c. 2006. Image courtesy of Friedman Benda  

这可能是埃托尔·索特萨斯在2007年去世前设计的最后一套家具，但他给它注入了同样的色彩和活力，这正是他丰富的职业生涯的基石。这些橱柜只有六个版本，现在首次在纽约的弗里德曼·本达画廊展出。这位意大利设计师(1917-2007)从来没有参与过精简的设计.“在我年轻的时候，我们所听到的都是功能主义，”他曾说，他指的是他的建筑师父亲埃托尔·索特萨斯·斯纳尔(Ettore Sottsass Snr)的理性主义理论。“这还不够。设计也应该是感性的和令人兴奋的。1969年，奥利维蒂的“瓦伦丁”便携式打字机用鲜红的塑料和鲜亮的橙色线轴制成，这个咒语被封装在他的开创性的“瓦伦丁”打字机里。通过超越人体工程学和理解人们需要把情感附加到自己的所有物上，设计师把一件办公设备变成了一个贪得无厌的东西。1981年，Sottsass与Matteo Thun和Andrea Branzi共同创立了孟菲斯设计集体，他们使用鲜艳的颜色、媚俗的郊区图案和塑料层压板等廉价材料，直面传统的好品味理念，但却赢得了国际赞誉，并催生了整个设计运动。这位设计师在上世纪80年代中期离开孟菲斯，创建了Sottsass Associati，其主要关注点是(而且仍然是)建筑。在他有生之年，它的项目从大卫·凯利的私人住宅到苹果公司的商业项目，但索特萨斯公司继续生产少量的玻璃、陶瓷和家具。他最后的“蒙德里安人”橱柜展示了他对艺术学科、滚动家具、建筑和雕塑之间界限的习惯性漠视。在对蒙德里安的绘画几何学表示强烈敬意的同时，这些设计重新设计了德·斯蒂尔大师对色彩的运用，以达到令人眼花缭乱的效果。

'Omaggio 2' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

Like all of the pieces in the collection, 'Omaggio 2' is made from Corian and wood. Image courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

'Omaggio 7' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

Side view of 'Omaggio 7' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Image courtesy Friedman Benda

'Omaggio 4' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Image courtesy of Friedman Benda

Each cabinet in the collection is produced in an edition of six. Image courtesy of Friedman Benda

'Omaggio 3' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

Back view of 'Omaggio 5' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

From left: 'Omaggio' 3, 7 and 4 by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

'Omaggio 4' by Ettore Sottsass, 2007. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

The 'Omaggio' series of cabinets was Sottsass' last furniture collection before his death. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda

From left: 'Omaggio 3' and 'Omaggio 7' by Ettore Sottsass. Photograph by Lucas Knipshar, courtesy of The Gallery Mourmans and Friedman Benda