Back to Memphis: A Design Revolution

This September, join Olivier David, Director of OFFMARKET Gallery in Perth, for a special talk delving into the bold and provocative world of the MEMPHIS movement — the radical Milan-based collective that disrupted the design world of the 1980s.

Founded by Ettore Sottsass alongside visionary designers such as Nathalie du Pasquier, George Sowden and Michele De Lucchi, the Memphis Group reimagined furniture, ceramics, textiles and jewellery with unapologetic colour, playful forms and a rebellious spirit. 

Olivier will place special focus on French artist and designer Nathalie du Pasquier, whose work is currently on display at our French Hub, in a vibrant series of artist-proof posters curated by OFFMARKET Gallery. As a founding member of Memphis, her pioneering use of pattern, colour and graphic form helped define the movement’s unmistakable visual language.

Whether you're a design lover or simply curious about this joyful creative revolution, this promises to be a colourful and thought-provoking encounter with one of the most influential movements of the 20th century!