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. The group designed postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass and metal objects.
A collection of objects by The Memphis Group
Memphis Group furniture featured within a living room space
Carlton room divider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981
Zojirushi Carafe
Ettore Sottsass was a 20th-century Italian architect, noted for also designing furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interiors — often defined by bold colours.
Sottsass in 1969
Ettore Sottsass and Fernanda Pivano at their home in Milan in 1969
Olivetti Valentine typewriter (1969)
Alessi Nuovo Milano cutlery (1989)