Design year: 1968
Production period: 1970s
Manufacturer: Alessio Sarri Ceramiche
Country: Italy
Material: Glazed ceramic
Color: Black
Size: 17 x 10 x 17.5 cm
Identifying marks: Marked E. Sottsass and A.Sarri on the base
Condition: Mint

Ettore Sottsass (Innsbruck, 1917 - Milan, 2007) was one of the most famous Italian architects and designers of all times. He became defined by his vision to move away from the orthodoxy of functionalism and focus more on emotion, feeling, and beauty in his work. Sottsass was also the co-founder of the radical 1980s design group Memphis, known for its playful furniture designs, often using asymmetrical shapes and bright colors. He was always motivated by a desire to reach deeper beneath the surface of the objects he designed, and to bring out their poetry. "If there is a reason why design exists, the reason is so that it can give or restore to instruments and things the power of sacredness that people need" Sottsass once said.
Hsing is one of the two vases of the Ceramiche Pop Collection designed by Ettore Sottsass for Alessio Sarri Ceramiche in 1968.