Corporate Memphis “makes big tech companies look friendly, approachable, and concerned with human-level interaction and community – which is largely the opposite of what they really are ...

The ’80s design movement known as Memphis has reemerged, inspiring Greenpoint ceramicists, Supreme collaborations, and an exhibit at the Met Breuer. See those wormlike patterns on the ceramic ...

Memphis is also popular on the wildest shores of the decorating industry, as witnessed by Sasha Bikoff’s design work for the 46th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House in 2018.

Although the Memphis Design Group was short-lived—Sottsass himself left the collective in 1985, and it officially disbanded in 1988—its impact still resonates today.

Although you know it when you see it, it’s hard to accurately describe Memphis design without resorting to specific 1980s pop cultural references. It’s Pee-Wee’s Playhouse meets Miami Vice.

The best pieces to buy of the Memphis design movement in 2017, now that the 1980’s trend is back in a big way.

Home design continues to embrace the bright colors and bold patterns of the 1980s Memphis Design group By Tim Gavan Dec. 22, 2015 11:57 amET Share Clockwise from top left: Zig Zag Zurich CoopDPS ...

By Design This St. Louis House Is a Pattern-Filled Time Portal to the ’80s In her home, the artist Katherine Bernhardt conjures the giddy heyday of the Memphis design group.