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 1987.[1] The group designed postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass and metal objects.
The Memphis Group's work often incorporated plastic laminate and terrazzo materials and was characterized by ephemeral design featuring colorful and abstract decoration as well as asymmetrical shapes, sometimes arbitrarily alluding to exotic or earlier styles and designs.[2]
- ^ "Celebrating the wonders of the Memphis Group with five objects | The Arts Society". theartssociety.org. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Barnes, Sara (April 27, 2018). "How the Memphis Movement Went Against 'Good Taste' to Inspire Designers Today". My Modern Met.