![Ettore Sottsass: the godfather of Italian cool]()
The receptionist gave me a fax and an odd look. It said, in handwritten capitals: “DEAR ROWAN MOORE… THANK YOU FOR EVER… ETTORE”, above a drawing of a dishevelled bed with condoms and discarded underwear on the floor beside. It was from Ettore Sottsass, then approaching 80 years old, who liked a review I had […]