about the designer
Simon Legald graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in the summer of 2012. His work consists of both small- and large scale products. Simon's designs are often created in a dialogue between craftsmanship and industry. He also likes to incorporate the techniques that are necessary for the structure of a product into the design by highlighting them visually.
about the designer
Simon Legald graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in the summer of 2012. His work consists of both small- and large scale products. Simon's designs are often created in a dialogue between craftsmanship and industry. He also likes to incorporate the techniques that are necessary for the structure of a product into the design by highlighting them visually.
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Martine Bedin is an industrial designer, artist, architect and teacher. She studied Architecture at the École d’architecture in Paris. In 1978 she received a scholarship that took her to Florence, where she met the members of the Radical Architecture movement: the founders of Alchimia, Superstudio and Archizoom Associati. The founder of Superstudio, Adolfo Natalini, invited her to exhibit ‘The Decorated House’ at the Milan Triennale in 1979, where she met Michele De Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass. At the beginning of the ’80s she spent two years in Sottsass’s studio, working on her own projects and writing for a French design and architecture magazine. In 1981 she was among the co-founders of the Memphis Group. Bedin works with various materials, such as marble, wood, metal, and ceramics. Her work is exhibited in major museums and private collections, such as the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvre.
about the designer
Martine Bedin is an industrial designer, artist, architect and teacher. She studied Architecture at the École d’architecture in Paris. In 1978 she received a scholarship that took her to Florence, where she met the members of the Radical Architecture movement: the founders of Alchimia, Superstudio and Archizoom Associati. The founder of Superstudio, Adolfo Natalini, invited her to exhibit ‘The Decorated House’ at the Milan Triennale in 1979, where she met Michele De Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass. At the beginning of the ’80s she spent two years in Sottsass’s studio, working on her own projects and writing for a French design and architecture magazine. In 1981 she was among the co-founders of the Memphis Group. Bedin works with various materials, such as marble, wood, metal, and ceramics. Her work is exhibited in major museums and private collections, such as the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvre.
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Chen Chen & Kai Williams is a New York-based design studio working in furniture, products, interiors and mixed materials. The company was first established as an experimental design space in 2011 by Pratt graduates Chen Chen and Kai Williams - their work backgrounds undoubtedly contributing to their playful, yet functional products (Chen through his time at the former New York concept store Moss and Williams with his experience at Tom Sachs’ studio).
about the designer
Chen Chen & Kai Williams is a New York-based design studio working in furniture, products, interiors and mixed materials. The company was first established as an experimental design space in 2011 by Pratt graduates Chen Chen and Kai Williams - their work backgrounds undoubtedly contributing to their playful, yet functional products (Chen through his time at the former New York concept store Moss and Williams with his experience at Tom Sachs’ studio).
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Maria Sanchez started working with Ettore Sottsass, becoming in the 1980s a member of the Memphis Group. She currently lives in Argentina. She is a Strategic Design Consultant for many companies and government administrations and Director of the National Art Fund. She is also an academic researcher, teaching in several Universities in Argentina, Mexico, Panama and Chile. As well as a permanent member of the International Council of the Architecture and Design School of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey, México and lastly, of several publishing councils in Latin America.
about the designer
Maria Sanchez started working with Ettore Sottsass, becoming in the 1980s a member of the Memphis Group. She currently lives in Argentina. She is a Strategic Design Consultant for many companies and government administrations and Director of the National Art Fund. She is also an academic researcher, teaching in several Universities in Argentina, Mexico, Panama and Chile. As well as a permanent member of the International Council of the Architecture and Design School of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey, México and lastly, of several publishing councils in Latin America.
about the designer
Maria Sanchez started working with Ettore Sottsass, becoming in the 1980s a member of the Memphis Group. She currently lives in Argentina. She is a Strategic Design Consultant for many companies and government administrations and Director of the National Art Fund. She is also an academic researcher, teaching in several Universities in Argentina, Mexico, Panama and Chile. As well as a permanent member of the International Council of the Architecture and Design School of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey, México and lastly, of several publishing councils in Latin America.
about the designer
Maria Sanchez started working with Ettore Sottsass, becoming in the 1980s a member of the Memphis Group. She currently lives in Argentina. She is a Strategic Design Consultant for many companies and government administrations and Director of the National Art Fund. She is also an academic researcher, teaching in several Universities in Argentina, Mexico, Panama and Chile. As well as a permanent member of the International Council of the Architecture and Design School of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey, México and lastly, of several publishing councils in Latin America.
Saturday Afternoon (Maddison) Print
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Born in Shreveport, LA , Ransom Ashley is a photographer, actor, and cinematographer. He attended Parsons The New School for Design in New York City where he was concentrating on photography and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He has shown work internationally (in New York, London, Brighton and Budapest) and been included in shows at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and Masur Museum of Art, among others. He has also been featured in select publications such as Teen Vogue, The New York Times, Deadline, Wonderland Magazine, Metal Magazine, and Dazed and Confused Magazine. Ashley is currently working on a body of work exploring Louisiana subcultures and recently appeared alongside Oscar Winning Actress Holly Hunter in the southern drama Strange Weather.
Saturday Afternoon (Maddison) Print
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Born in Shreveport, LA , Ransom Ashley is a photographer, actor, and cinematographer. He attended Parsons The New School for Design in New York City where he was concentrating on photography and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He has shown work internationally (in New York, London, Brighton and Budapest) and been included in shows at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and Masur Museum of Art, among others. He has also been featured in select publications such as Teen Vogue, The New York Times, Deadline, Wonderland Magazine, Metal Magazine, and Dazed and Confused Magazine. Ashley is currently working on a body of work exploring Louisiana subcultures and recently appeared alongside Oscar Winning Actress Holly Hunter in the southern drama Strange Weather.
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Renowned architect, artist, and designer Gaetano Pesce has left an indelible mark in fields ranging from architecture to industrial design since his birth in La Spezia, Italy, in 1939. In the mid-90’s Gaetano Pesce pioneered the use of the resin as material to create design products and the Fish Design adventure began. Celebrated for his innovative use of resin in design, especially with his iconic Fish Design collections, Pesce's work is characterized by a blend of double functionality, vibrant color use, and material perfectionism. His influential pieces, a fixture in major museums worldwide, encapsulate a dynamic career spanning decades and continents, with a significant contribution to design history alongside collaborator Andrea Corsi since the early 2000s
about the designer
Renowned architect, artist, and designer Gaetano Pesce has left an indelible mark in fields ranging from architecture to industrial design since his birth in La Spezia, Italy, in 1939. In the mid-90’s Gaetano Pesce pioneered the use of the resin as material to create design products and the Fish Design adventure began. Celebrated for his innovative use of resin in design, especially with his iconic Fish Design collections, Pesce's work is characterized by a blend of double functionality, vibrant color use, and material perfectionism. His influential pieces, a fixture in major museums worldwide, encapsulate a dynamic career spanning decades and continents, with a significant contribution to design history alongside collaborator Andrea Corsi since the early 2000s
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Now in its fourth generation, this family-run company continues to use all the original materials and handcrafted techniques handed down through the generations since its founding in 1903. Famed for its collaboration with artists and designers, from the Futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in the 1930s, to its current partnership with renowned Italian designers, the Mazzotti firm prides itself on its unique ability to manufacture exquisite collections to the exact specifications of artists and designers.
about the designer
Now in its fourth generation, this family-run company continues to use all the original materials and handcrafted techniques handed down through the generations since its founding in 1903. Famed for its collaboration with artists and designers, from the Futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in the 1930s, to its current partnership with renowned Italian designers, the Mazzotti firm prides itself on its unique ability to manufacture exquisite collections to the exact specifications of artists and designers.
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Objects for Objects is a Los Angeles based furniture and design studio founded in 2017 by Leonard Bessemer. As a self-taught carpenter, Leonard cut his teeth working with the sculptor, David Thorpe, in Berlin. This experience had a large influence on the sculptural approach he took with his design practice. Leonards goal is to create furniture and objects that are collectible and valued for their existence as a visual and spatial objects; not just for their function. He does this in hope that they will be better cared for, repaired, and passed on as they age. Leonards work has been featured in the pages of Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and Sight Unseen, among others.
about the designer
Objects for Objects is a Los Angeles based furniture and design studio founded in 2017 by Leonard Bessemer. As a self-taught carpenter, Leonard cut his teeth working with the sculptor, David Thorpe, in Berlin. This experience had a large influence on the sculptural approach he took with his design practice. Leonards goal is to create furniture and objects that are collectible and valued for their existence as a visual and spatial objects; not just for their function. He does this in hope that they will be better cared for, repaired, and passed on as they age. Leonards work has been featured in the pages of Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and Sight Unseen, among others.
Castagno Vase
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Nathalie Du Pasquier worked as a designer as part of the Memphis Group until 1987, producing patterns, textiles, decorated surfaces, and furniture. Since then, her main focus and passion has been painting. Over the past thirty-five years, Du Pasquier has been intrigued by the relationship between objects and the spaces in which they are installed. This ongoing investigation has manifested in paintings, sculptures, designs, patterns, constructions, carpets, books, and ceramics—constantly acting between the representational and non-representational, the tangible and intangible, reality and imagination, and two- and three-dimensional forms.
Castagno Vase
about the designer
Nathalie Du Pasquier worked as a designer as part of the Memphis Group until 1987, producing patterns, textiles, decorated surfaces, and furniture. Since then, her main focus and passion has been painting. Over the past thirty-five years, Du Pasquier has been intrigued by the relationship between objects and the spaces in which they are installed. This ongoing investigation has manifested in paintings, sculptures, designs, patterns, constructions, carpets, books, and ceramics—constantly acting between the representational and non-representational, the tangible and intangible, reality and imagination, and two- and three-dimensional forms.
Broccoli Bowl, 1985.
about the designer
Marco Zanini graduated in Architecture from the University of Florence in 1976 and completed his studies in the United States. In 1977 he began collaborating with Ettore Sottsass in Milan. Zanini was one of the co-founders of Memphis in 1981, and designed works for all the collections. He designs ceramics, jewelry, furniture, and blown-glass objects. Founder together with Sottsass of Sottsass Associati, he is the Design Manager for many projects: office furniture for well-known brands, residential interiors, showroom interiors, exhibition design, street furniture and industrial products for a wide range of clients in Italy and abroad. He works as architect and designer in Japan, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Chile, and Spain. His works are to be found in numerous museums and private collections. Zanini holds frequent conferences on industrial design. Today he lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil.
Broccoli Bowl, 1985.
about the designer
Marco Zanini graduated in Architecture from the University of Florence in 1976 and completed his studies in the United States. In 1977 he began collaborating with Ettore Sottsass in Milan. Zanini was one of the co-founders of Memphis in 1981, and designed works for all the collections. He designs ceramics, jewelry, furniture, and blown-glass objects. Founder together with Sottsass of Sottsass Associati, he is the Design Manager for many projects: office furniture for well-known brands, residential interiors, showroom interiors, exhibition design, street furniture and industrial products for a wide range of clients in Italy and abroad. He works as architect and designer in Japan, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Chile, and Spain. His works are to be found in numerous museums and private collections. Zanini holds frequent conferences on industrial design. Today he lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil.