Tawaraya, with designers, 1981. Designed by Masanori Umeda. Wooden boxing ring with black and white border. Floor in tatami. The furnishing is made up of coloured silk cushion and wooden tray. Supplied with a numbered metal label. 280 x 280 x 120cm. Photo by Studio Azzurro.
Karl Lagerfeld at his Monte Carlo apartment in 1982. Furniture by the Memphis Group. Photo Jacques Schumacher. Courtesy Vitra Design Museum.
Charles-Eames-Straße 2, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
Vitra Design Museum
€13
Daily noon to 5 p.m.
+49 7621 702 3200
02 June, 2021 - 23 January, 2022
Memphis: 40 Years of Kitsch and Elegance
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The exhibition celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Memphis group’s foundation through its creations, presenting furniture, lamps, bowls, drawings, sketches, and photographs that give insight into the world of Memphis.