supersuperfici – the spirit of memphis – reloaded
abet laminati and its design curators giulio iacchetti and matteo ragni celebrate the forty years of memphis with ‘supersuperfici,’ a collective research workshop. the exhibition involves eight different furniture projects, reflecting the topic ‘rediscovering the meaning of being radical nowadays.’
‘celebrating memphis really means asking ourselves how memphis design would look if ettore sottsass jr ( founder of memphis group and one of the most important Italian industrial designers of the 20th century) and his associates had founded the movement today, forty years later?’ said the curators. ‘how would they have given substance to the radicalism that distinguished the group during its six years of activity from 1981 to 1987?’
all images courtesy of max rommel
memphis-inspired aesthetics
these questions were the starting point for the two abet design curators (found here) who created supersuperfici, a collective workshop involving eight designers — federico angi, zanellato bortotto, agustina bottoni, antonio de marco, chiara moreschi, martinelli venezia, panter & tourron and mario scairato — committed to reinterpreting the radical nature of memphis in a contemporary key. this doesn’t mean mimicking the memphis style in an attempt to generate new design, but borrowing the same revolutionary inspiration from the movement.
the projects are on display till september 24, at the ADI design museum in milan, italy.
supersuperfici
hangout design, agustina bottoni
superficiale design, martinelli venezia
project info:
name: supersuperfici – the spirit of memphis – reloaded
designer: abet laminati | giulio Iacchetti and matteo ragni
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edited by: christina petridou | designboom
