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SHIRO KURAMATA / ETTORE SOTTSASS Patrick-Louis Vuitton Gavina was bought by theThe encounter between the two creators featured in this exhibition, Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass, was magical. When Kuramata received a letter from Sottsass asking him to join Memphis, he was so elated that he said, I got a love letter from Sottsass! Sottsass also said in an interview, I thought Kuramata was someone special. It was like lovers from Brazil and New Guinea. Have you ever fallen in love? Its similar to that feeling. Their