Memphis Group

After their initial meeting, the group went away to brainstorm different ideas and concepts, and three months later came back together ready to share over a hundred drawings they had produced during that time.

One of their most popular and well-known designs is the "Carlton" Room Divider, a totemic pole incorporating a variety of bright colours, solid shapes and voids.

The structure itself is constructed using cheap plastic laminates, though designed to be sold by a luxury market, and incorporates a series of equilateral triangles, both real and implied.

[12] Notable Memphis style collectors included fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld[13] and musician David Bowie.

Bedin's lamp was later produced in an artisanal workshop, where all Memphis products were manufactured, and her first prototype is now featured in the Victoria & Albert Museum, in London, England.

[17] Peter Shire, a sculptor, designer and potter originally from California, was another figure who formed the Memphis Group.

He was first discovered thanks to Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing, a lifestyle publication on the west coast that Sottsass' partner on occasion would contribute to.

Some, including Nathalie Du Pasquier, a French-born ex-member of the group, have collaborated with brands and companies in recent years.