SOTTSASS

ETTORE SOTTSASS EXHIBITION AT CENTRE POMPIDOU
 in Francais. SEPTEMBER 29 2008 - MARCH 31 2009


"...I TRULY BELIEVE THAT OUR DUTY AS AN ARCHITECT OR A DESIGNER IS TO DESIGN
THINGS WHICH ATTRACT LUCK, ROOMS WHICH PROTECT PEOPLE...
I DON’T DESIGN THINGS IN ANY STYLE, EVEN LESS SO IN ANY FASHION STYLE,
I DESIGN THINGS FOR LIFE STATES."

"...THERE IS NOTHING SPIRITUAL IN SPIRITUALITY.
THE WORD SPIRITUALITY WAS INVENTED IN THE 19TH CENTURY. I HATE THAT WORD...
IT IS FINDING A WAY TO FORGET THE EXISTENTIAL DISASTER, IT IS A SERIES OF RITUALS,
WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE COSMOS AND THEY ARE RITUALS WHICH
DEPEND ON YOUR SOCIAL CLASS, THE WEATHER,
THE RELATIONSHIP TO ANIMALS-- THIS INTERESTS ME. I THINK THAT ANY ATTEMPT
TO INTEGRATE INTO THE MODERN WORLD CAN ONLY BE "PAY ATTENTION TO LIFE",
EXISTENCE, BUT NOT AFTERLIFE."

"...I THINK THAT THE FUTURE DOESN’T EXIST. WHAT WE THINK OF TODAY AS THE FUTURE ISN’T THE FUTURE.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS AFRAID OF THE FUTURE, AND THE FUTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DISASTER.
LIKE THE PRESENT IS A DISASTER. BUT RHETORIC ABOUT THE FUTURE BOTHERS ME,
BECAUSE ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO TODAY WE SAY WE’RE DOING FOR THE FUTURE.
THE FUTURE IS HERE NOW, LET’S TRY TO GET ORGANIZED NOW.
I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE AT ALL."
-INTERVIEW FROM DESIGNBOOM.COM