Furniture Memphis Group Design

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Furniture memphis group design.

While the name might make you think that it was born in tennesse it got its start in milan italy. Designer ettore sottsass founded the memphis group with other designers and architects. Explore all furniture created by memphis group. Memphis design is work from the memphis group an italian design group founded by ettore sottsass in 1982 known for it s postmodern furniture fabrics ceramics glass and objects.

Category 21st century and contemporary italian modern memphis group. The memphis group was a collaborative design group founded by italian designer ettore sottsass with its roots in furniture design it made its influential debut at the milan furniture fair in 1981. Their use of clashing colours haphazard. What is memphis design.

In the early 80s italian designer and architect ettore sottsass founded memphis a group of artists and designers who became known for their bright and bold furniture design. Choose from 47 authentic memphis group lighting for sale on 1stdibs. But it was relatively short lived as an actual collective closing down after just six years. The group designed from 1981 to 1988 and often incorporated abstraction asymmetrical shapes and colorful decorations.

Peter shire memphis milano brazil table in lacquered wood italy circa 1981. Shop authentic memphis group design furniture in the memphis group design collection at 1stdibs the world s largest source of authentic period furniture. The memphis group also known as memphis milano was an italian design and architecture group founded by ettore sottsass it was active from 1980 to 1988. Designed in 1982 by gerard taylor.

Free shipping on many items. The group designed postmodern furniture lighting fabrics carpets ceramics glass and metal objects. Gerard taylor graduated in design from glasgow scho. The memphis group s work often incorporated plastic laminate and terrazzo materials and was characterized by ephemeral design featuring.

How the memphis group began. A then up and coming new york magazine fashion editor anna wintour said that furniture wasn t a whole lot of fun until 1981 when the memphis design group based in milan brought out its.