SOTTSASS, Ettore (Art Director); RADICE, Barbara (Editor). — Terrazzo. Architecture and Design. Number 1, Fall 1988.

Milan Terrazzo srl, Folio (approx. 34 x 24 cm / 13.5 x 9.5 inches). 148 pages. Original stiff pictorial wrappers. Profusely illustrated throughout with full-page color and black-and-white photographs, architectural drawings, plans, and diagrams. Printed on various high-quality paper stocks, including heavy matte and glossy papers, as issued. Text in English. Cover sl. scuffed, furthermore the issue is in a very fine condition (boards lightly rust stained at inside). The scarce inaugural issue of the legendary, short-lived biannual journal on architecture and design, conceived and art-directed by Memphis Group founder Ettore Sottsass and edited by Barbara Radice. Terrazzo blended radical postmodern design, philosophy, and visual poetry, setting a new standard for graphic design and architectural publishing in the late 1980s.This debut issue features seminal contributions including Andrea Branzi?s essay "The Second Modernity," Ettore Sottsass' s photographic "Travel Notes," architectural projects by Michele De Lucchi, avant-garde illustrations by Massimo Iosa-Ghini, and critical texts by Herbert Muschamp and Johnny Alcorn. A landmark piece of postmodern design history.