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  • Brite Bodies furniture collection

    Furniture collection Brite Bodies is a "kaleidoscopic nod" to the work of influential creatives

    Interior designers Kate Hayes and Krista Sharif have created Brite Bodies, a debut collection of colourful furniture informed by the work of creatives including Vivienne Westwood and Ettore Sottsass. More about Furniture collection Brite Bodies is a "kaleidoscopic nod" to the work of influential creatives

    Jane Englefield | 7 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Designers draw on Memphis and pop art movements to reinterpret De Rosso furniture

    Designers draw on Memphis and pop art movements to reinterpret De Rosso furniture

    Designers including Adam Nathaniel Furman, Richard Hutten and Paola Navone have created seven laminated furniture designs for Italian brand De Rosso that reimagine both archival pieces and previously unpublished works. More about Designers draw on Memphis and pop art movements to reinterpret De Rosso furniture

    Natashah Hitti | 19 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Kaoi studio designs modular Ebba chairs based on Ettore Sottsass' Memphis movement

    Kaoi studio designs modular Ebba chairs based on Ettore Sottsass' Memphis movement

    This modular chair collection by Thai design studio Kaoi takes cues from the 1980s Memphis Group, featuring four graphic armrests that can be mixed and matched to offer different aesthetic "personalities". More about Kaoi studio designs modular Ebba chairs based on Ettore Sottsass' Memphis movement

    Natashah Hitti | 10 May 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Maximalism book Claire Bingham

    Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion

    From millennial pink bathrooms to totems in clashing multi-colours, maximalist design is on the rise, says Claire Bingham, author of More is More. Here she picks out five contemporary designers piling on the pattern. More about Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion

    Augusta Pownall | 18 September 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Competition: win a porcelain vase from Jack Laverick's Memphis collection

    The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of 10 vases by British designer Jack Laverick. More about Competition: win a porcelain vase from Jack Laverick's Memphis collection

    Karen Anderson | 28 October 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Raquel's Dream House

    Memphis designs fill Raquel's Dream House in New York

    Ettore Sottsass' Memphis designs join eccentric contemporary furnishings that decorate a townhouse in New York's Soho for this installation. More about Memphis designs fill Raquel's Dream House in New York

    Eleanor Gibson | 30 May 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical at The Met Breuer

    Stedelijk Museum cancels major Ettore Sottsass retrospective

    Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum has cancelled a major retrospective of work by Memphis group founder Ettore Sottsass, blaming the architects' representatives for attempting to "dictate" its curation. More about Stedelijk Museum cancels major Ettore Sottsass retrospective

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 23 January 2018 | 6 comments
  • Cabinet of Curiosities by 2A+P/A

    Italian architects convert Ettore Sottsass sketch into pavilion for French architecture festival

    Italian architecture office 2A+P/A has brought an Ettore Sottsass painting to life to create a black barrel-roofed pavilion for an architecture festival in Orléans, France. More about Italian architects convert Ettore Sottsass sketch into pavilion for French architecture festival

    India Block | 18 January 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Tahiti by Ettore Sottsass

    Watch our talk with Deyan Sudjic and Adam Nathaniel Furman about the impact of Memphis

    Dezeen hosted a panel discussion with Sonos on the impact of the Memphis movement, and its lasting influence on art and design. More about Watch our talk with Deyan Sudjic and Adam Nathaniel Furman about the impact of Memphis

    Sebastian Jordahn | 7 December 2017 | Leave a comment
  • From Time to Time exhibition by Nathalie Du Pasquier

    Memphis Group's Nathalie du Pasquier shows new works in London exhibition

    French designer and Memphis Group member Nathalie du Pasquier has created more than 50 new pieces for her first solo show in the UK in 25 years. More about Memphis Group's Nathalie du Pasquier shows new works in London exhibition

    Emma Tucker | 8 July 2017 | 8 comments
  • Five most iconic pieces from David Bowie's Memphis collection

    Five of the most iconic pieces in David Bowie's private Memphis collection

    Following the news that David Bowie's secret collection of Memphis furniture is going up for sale next month, Adam Trunoske from auction house Sotheby's shares five of the most iconic pieces from the musician's personal stash. More about Five of the most iconic pieces in David Bowie's private Memphis collection

    Alice Morby | 17 October 2016 | 1 comment
  • David Bowie Memphis auction

    David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture goes up for auction

    David Bowie's extensive collection of pieces by the Memphis group is set to be auctioned in London. More about David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture goes up for auction

    Alice Morby | 12 October 2016 | 10 comments
  • Dizengof 99 by Crosby studios

    Crosby Studios completes Moscow restaurant with Memphis-inspired exterior

    The exterior of this Moscow restaurant features a Memphis-inspired pattern, while the interior contains a mixture of old and new details designed to evoke the experience of dining in Israel (+ slideshow). More about Crosby Studios completes Moscow restaurant with Memphis-inspired exterior

    Amy Frearson | 24 April 2016 | 2 comments
  • Rubberband notebook by Nathalie Du Pasquier

    Competition: win a set of six Nathalie Du Pasquier-designed Rubberband notebooks

    Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with stationery brand Rubberband to give five readers the chance to win a set of six notebooks designed by Memphis artist Nathalie Du Pasquier. More about Competition: win a set of six Nathalie Du Pasquier-designed Rubberband notebooks

    Eleanor Gibson | 23 March 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Masquespacio designs colourful interior and branding for its own Valencia studio

    Bright colours and geometric forms used by the 1980s Memphis Group influenced the interior design of Masquespacio's studio space in Valencia (+ slideshow). More about Masquespacio designs colourful interior and branding for its own Valencia studio

    Alice Morby | 6 March 2016 | 2 comments
  • Toadstool furniture by Masquespacio

    Masquespacio designs toadstool-shaped furniture for Missana

    Valencia studio Masquespacio's debut furniture collection for Spanish brand Missana features chairs and tables shaped like the rounded tops of toadstools. More about Masquespacio designs toadstool-shaped furniture for Missana

    Alice Morby | 29 January 2016 | 6 comments
  • Camille Walala Memphis group influenced products

    Memphis patterns influence homeware by Camille Walala

    Pomo summer: textile designer Camille Walala's collection of home accessories patterned with bold graphics influenced by the Memphis Group will launch at this month's London Design Festival. More about Memphis patterns influence homeware by Camille Walala

    Dan Howarth | 4 September 2015 | 1 comment
  • Sass Pedestals by MPGMB for Souda

    MPGMB creates pedestals inspired by work of Postmodern master Ettore Sottsass

    Pomo summer: Montreal designers Marie-Pier Guilmain and Maud Beauchamp of MPGMB have created a trio of stacked pedestals influenced by the work of Memphis Group founder Ettore Sottsass (+ slideshow). More about MPGMB creates pedestals inspired by work of Postmodern master Ettore Sottsass

    Alan G Brake | 24 August 2015 | Leave a comment
  • Martine Bedin's Super Lamp

    Postmodern design: Super Lamp by Martine Bedin

    Pomo summer: Memphis Group designer Martine Bedin's Super Lamp can be trailed along like a dog on a leash, demonstrating the collective's playful style. This next article in our summer series on Postmodernism tells the story behind one of Memphis' most comical products. More about Postmodern design: Super Lamp by Martine Bedin

    Dan Howarth | 24 August 2015 | Leave a comment
  • Carlton by Ettore Sottsass

    Postmodern design: Carlton bookcase by Ettore Sottsass

    Pomo summer: Ettore Sottsass' Carlton bookcase was the defining product of the 1980s Memphis Group. In the latest instalment of our Postmodernism series, we explore how its bright coloured laminates and playful form typified Memphis' challenge to Modernism's impersonal aesthetic. More about Postmodern design: Carlton bookcase by Ettore Sottsass

    Dan Howarth | 3 August 2015 | 5 comments
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