Memphis Design

One evening in December 1980, Italian designer Ettore Sottsass convened an international group of young designers. This was the moment when the Memphis group came into existence. Their goal was to create exciting designs with bright colors, asymmetrical shapes and with combinations of cheap and expensive materials. Memphis gave the Groninger Museum the impetus for a new collection area: modern design. Ten years later Alessandro Mendini, who also designed for Memphis, created the building of the Groninger Museum in this style.