{"id":2239,"date":"2019-04-11T10:43:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T09:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:43:53","slug":"a-short-guide-to-memphis-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/interior-design-trends\/a-short-guide-to-memphis-design","title":{"rendered":"A Short Guide to Memphis Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Carlton\nRoom Divider, Designed by Ettore Sottsass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memphis design is making a comeback and we\u2019re all about to become well-acquainted with its divisive style. Here\u2019s a quick introduction to this pioneering movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What, Where, Who?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashoka\nLamp, Designed by Ettore Sottsass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1980, Italian designer Ettore Sottsass founded the\nMemphis Group collective, named after the Bob Dylan song Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again<\/em>. The group\nworked together to design postmodern furniture, ceramics, glass and fabric.\nThey made their debut at the Milan furniture fair in 1981 but just six short\nyears later, the group went their separate ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aesthetic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baykal\nVase designed by Marco Zanini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never intending to create timeless pieces with mainstream\nappeal, the group produced items that were a rallying cry against the\nprevailing Modernism movement. They focused on form, rather than function. The\nresult was distinctly bright, garish and kitschy. The Memphis Group\u2019s work\nfeatured heavy use of plastic laminate, clashing colours, stylized graphics and\nabstract arrangements. They wanted to provoke a reaction, and provoke a\nreaction they did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Continental\nSide Table designed by Michele\nDe Lucchi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their work was groundbreaking. The group created entirely unique objects using previously unseen materials. But they were widely ridiculed and criticised. Their work has been described as \u2018bizzare\u2019, \u2018misunderstood\u2019 and \u2018loathed\u2019. One critic even described it as<\/a>, \u201ca shotgun wedding between Bauhaus and Fisher-Price\u201d. On the other hand, their designs have since influenced artists, designers and architects around the world. Famous collectors of Memphis pieces include Karl Lagerfeld and David Bowie. And the style is making a comeback in fashion and interior design today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trending<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Sottsass\u2019 death in 2007, interest in Memphis design\nwas reignited. Former members of the group are now creating Memphis-inspired\nwork for a mainstream audience. One particular example is Nathalie Du Pasquier\nwho has recently collaborated with Danish brand HAY, and fashion company\nAmerican Apparel. Meanwhile, contemporary creatives are taking inspiration from\nthis movement in everything from fashion to skateboard design, street art and cars.\nThe most famous example being Camille Walala\u2019s five-story mural on the Dream\nCome True building in Shoreditch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being loved by some and loathed by others, Memphis\ndesign has endured. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be seeing much more of this movement in the\ncoming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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