MemphisThe Memphis Group was an Italian design and architecture group founded in Milan by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 that designed Post Modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981-1987. Here they are hanging out in the Tawaraya boxing ring bed by Masanori Umeda, a Japanese architect collaborating with Memphis at the time. and … Continue reading Designers hanging out together
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One hit wonders in design history
Designers who do one thing and then call it quits fascinate me. Some of them decided to become interior designers or architects and some simply decided to do something completely different. Here's to the one hit wonders of the design world. Pekka Perjo - Pohjola chair Pekka Perjo designed the "Pohjola" chair in 1965 for insurance … Continue reading One hit wonders in design history
Forthzine - Jonas Forth 