At the age of 22, French artist Nathalie Du Pasquier moved from her hometown of Bordeaux to Milan where she joined designer Ettore Sottsass in founding the Memphis Group, an influential collective of young artists who expressed their opposition to modernist trends through an oeuvre of brightly colored, oddly shaped designs. After over three decades of exclusively dedicating herself to painting, she discusses her recent collaboration with Italian ceramics brand Mutina on Mattonelle Margherita—her first-ever tile collection—and the role of This story is from Kinfolk Issue Thirty-Nine Buy Now Related Stories Design Issue 51 John Pawson From the king of minimalism: “I find the essential and get the design down to a point where you can’t add or subtract from it.” Design Interiors Issue 51 Axel Vervoordt Inside the world of Axel Vervoordt. Design Issue 51 Inga Sempé “Minimalism is boring as hell, and on top of that, it’s preachy.” Design Issue 51 Halleroed Meet the giants of Swedish retail design. Design Issue 51 Andrew Trotter The architect and designer on renewing traditional architecture. Design Issue 51 Kim Lenschow The architect who wants to show you how your house works.
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