The exhibition, entitled IO SONO UN ARCHITETTO. ETTORE SOTTSASS (“I Am an Architect. Ettore Sottsass”), at Palazzo Buontalenti from March 7 to July 26, 2026, is curated by Enrico Morteo, organized by the Fondazione Pistoia Musei and Electa, and features collaborations with archives and research centers such as CSAC Parma, Archivio Museo Bitossi, and Centro Studi Poltronova. Built around the extensive collection the architect entrusted to the CSAC in Parma, the exhibition critically revisits thirty years of his work, from the immediate postwar period to the early 1970s. Special attention will be given to his connection with Tuscany and the artisanal and industrial practices that developed and established themselves there, from the ceramics created with Aldo Londi in Montelupo Fiorentino to his experiences with Sergio Cammilli and Poltronova in Agliana.
Through drawings, photographs, ceramics, objects, and archival documents — many of which are exhibited for the first time — “I Am an Architect” traces the evolution of a thought process that, marked by disillusionment with the progressive society, seeks in form, color, and light the possibility of a new humanism in design.
