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Memphis
This presentation was produced byMr Steve Smith
Bettws High School Newport
As part of a GTCW network project
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MemphisSchool Improvement Service
A GTCW project
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In 1980 the Memphis group led by Ettore Sottsass rejected the
principle of functional design and the rules of `good taste` which
was the cornerstone of the Modernism. They regarded design as being fashion, with outrageous styles appearing for a season then
disappearing just as quickly.
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Carlton 1981 – Ettore Sottsass
Carlton Sideboard.
Material: Covered in Plastic Laminate.
The Carlton Sideboard presents itself loudly as a symbolic monument to all things Memphis.
Part cartoon figure, part totem pole and part bookcase, the Carlton embodies Ettore Sottsass’ commitment to the joint stimuli of contemporary pop culture and ancient cultures.
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Tahiti 1981 – Ettore Sottsass
Lamp
The `Bacterio` laminate pattern used on the base was first developed by Ettore Sottsass in the late 1970’s and was used in experimental furniture developed by Studio Alchymia.
Material: Plastic Laminate & Metal
`Tahti` typifies the Disney-like naivety and impudence associated with so many Memphis products.
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Ettore Sottsass
Ettore Sottsass was born in Austria in 1917. In 1935 he went to Turin to study architecture and later became a freelance architect and designer, and has since worked for companies such as Olivetti and more recently Alessi.
In 1981 Sottsass and a group of like minded designers and architects formed the Memphis group which experimented with design and reacted against the modernist principle that `form should follow function`. The group explored new ways of using materials and combining different historical, cultural and artistic influences in their work.
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Super 1981 – Martine Bedin
Fibreglass Lamp
The Glossy Art Deco look of the base is offset by the lamps push along playfulness and bare-bulbed simplicity.
Martine Bedin also worked with the avante-garde design group Superstudio in Florence before joining Studio Alchymia.
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In contrast to the idea that `Good Design` should be seamless and homogeneous each geometric shape used in the design of the lamp is given a colour of its own.
Treetops 1981 – Ettore Sottsass
Material: Metal
This use of colour accentuates the fact it is made up from an assortment of component parts.
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Lido 1982 – Michelle De Lucchi
Material: Wood, Plastic Laminate, Metal & Fabric
Sofa
This squat Lido sofa mixes different historical styles.
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D’Antibes 1981 – George Sowden
Cabinet
Despite its classical lines, the D’Antibes cabinet appears playful and fragile rather than functional, thanks to the exaggerated elongation of its spindly legs.
Material: Lacqured and Silkscreen Wood.
The cabinet is painted in bright nursery colours.
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Sinerpica 1979 – Michele De Lucchi
Lamp Material: Enamelled Metal.
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First 1993 – Michele De Lucchi
Chair
A simple stool with one steel tube added as a backrest, the design of the `first` chair is ideally suited to mass production. Lightweight but stable.
Material: Metal & Lacquered Wood.
The `First` has proved to be one of Memphis’ best selling furniture pieces.
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Riviera 1981 – Michelle De Lucchi
Chair
The Riviera chair is a deliberate statement of `bad taste`.
Material: Metal, Plastic Laminate and Pink Chintz.
Michelle De Lucchi worked with Studio Alchymia and Sottsass Associati in Milan before becoming one of the most active and versatile members of Memphis.21
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Kyoto 1983 – Shiro Kuramata
Table
The Kyoto’ elegant simplicity is offset by the use of brightly coloured Terrazzo. This material is not usually associated with domestic furniture.
Material: Metal & Terrazzo.
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Svincolo 1979 – Ettore Sottsass
Material: Plastic Laminate & Neon.
Lamp
Designed for Studio Alcymia.
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Ashoka 1981 – Ettore Sottsass
Material: Painted Metal
Lamp
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Casablanca 1981 – Ettore Sottsass
Cupboard
The Casablanca showcases Sottsass’ use of decorated plastic laminates, which he embraced as `a material with no culture`.
Sottsass wanted to bring laminates out of the kitchen, bathroom and playroom into the formal rooms of the house.
Material: Plastic Laminate, Wood.
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Beverly Sideboard 1981 – Ettore Sottsass
Sideboard
The Beverly Sideboard is one of Sottsass’ more radical designs. The use of plastic laminate contrasts with the rare natural briar wood.
Material: Plastic Laminate, Natural Briar & Metal
This piece is an example of Memphis’ practice of using the rare and the commonplace together.
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Oceanic 1981 – Michele De Lucchi
Lamp
The form of this lamp gives the impression of an advancing sea snake.
This is enhanced by the cable running through each of the candy strip tubes.
Material: Metal
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Ginza 1982 – Masanori Umeda
Material: Wood, Metal & Plastic Laminate
Cabinet
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Cuculus Canorus 1982 – Matteo Thun
Teapot Material: Ceramic
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Kristall 1981 – Michele De Lucchi
Table
This table has been described as an obedient dog waiting patiently besides its master’s chair or alternatively a waiter carrying a tray high above his head through a crowded bar.
Material: Plastic Laminate, Lacquered Wood & Metal.
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Alcor 1983 – Ettore Sottsass
Vase Material: Blown Glass
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Sol – Ettore Sottsass
Fruit Dish
Working in glass and ceramics Ettore Sottsass enjoyed even greater freedom from the modernist principle of form following function.
Material: Glass
The unusual combination of blown glass and worked shapes demonstrates Sottsass’ desire to create new and expressive products.
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Api 1981 – Matteo Thun
Ashtray
Matteo Thuns designs are complex sculptures whose function is secondary to their appearance
Material: Ceramic
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Carrot Vase 1985 – Nathalie Pasquier
VaseMaterial: Ceramic
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Cucumber 1985 – Martine Bedin
Vase Material: Ceramic
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Caravanserraglio 1979 – Ettore Sottsass
Bowl Material: Lacquered Wood
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Titicaa 1982 – Matteo Thun
Vase Material - Porcelain
Although often outrageous in appearance some of the pieces like `Titicaa` demonstrated extraordinary craftsmanship.
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Ontario Erie Superior Michigan 1982 – Matteo Thun
Pepper / Salt Shaker
Material: Ceramic
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Tindouf 1979 – Paola Navone
Wooden Cabinet with Shutter
Material: Plastic Laminate & Wood.
Shutter finished in Lacquer
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Tavolino Primavera 1980 – Ettore Sottsass
Table Material: Aluminium & Laminate Base
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Piccadilly 1982 – Gerald Taylor
Small Lamp
Material: Plastic Laminate & Metal
Gerald Taylor was born in Glasgow and moved to Milan in 1982 after studying at the Royal Academy.
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