| 1917: |
Born in Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1935-1939: |
Studies architecture at the Turin Polytechnic |
| up to 1949: |
Active in the areas of painting and sculpture
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| 1950-1955: |
Fourteen architectural projects focusing on rebuilding destroyed North Italian cities |
| 1956: |
Works together with George Nelson in New York |
| 1958-1992: |
Chief consultant for product design at Olivetti; helps design the first electronic calculator "Elea 9003" |
| 1959: |
Receives the "Compasso d'oro" award for "Elea 9003" |
| 1960: |
Sets up his own office in Milan |
| 1964/1965: |
Designs the typewriter "Valentine" for Olivetti |
| 1966/1967: |
Designs furniture for Poltronova |
| 1969: |
Wins the "Delta di oro" award for "Valentine" |
| 1972: |
Designs for Alessi, participates in the exhibition "Italy, the New Domestic Landscape" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York |
| 1973: |
Cofounder of the Global Tools group |
| 1976: |
Establishes Studio Alchimia large retrospective of Sottsass' works in Berlin, Paris, and Sydney |
| 1980: |
Founds Sottsass Associati |
| 1981: |
Set up the Memphis group |
| 1985: |
Quits the Memphis group |
| 1986/1987: |
Designs the "Teodora" chair for the Vitra Edition at Vitra |
| 1986: |
Active in the areas of industrial design, interior design and visual communication |
| 1992: |
Title of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic |
| 1993: |
Honory degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States |
| 1994: |
IF Award Design Kopfe from the Industrie Forum Design in Hanover |
| 1996: |
Title of Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art in London; Award Design form the Brooklyn Museum of New York |
| 1997: |
Oribe award in Japan and others |
