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In Milan, Hamish Bowles Examines the Creative Mind With Exhibitions on Rick Owens and Ettore Sottsass

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    Ettore Sottsass’s “Carlton” Room Divider by Memphis Milano, 1981

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    Ettore Sottsass’s “Gray Furniture” by Poltronova, 1970

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    An exhibition view of “Ettore Sottsass: There Is a Planet” at La Triennale in Milan

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    Ettore Sottsass’s “Barbarella” by Poltronova, 1965

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    Ettore Sottsass’s “Barbaric Furniture,” 1986

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    Ettore Sottsass’s “Casa Wolf” in Ridgway, Colorado, 1986–1989

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    Ettore Sottsass’s “Le Strutture Tremano Alchymia,” 1979