The contrast: Memphis and Kuramoto
Envisioning Workshop
During the Envisioning Workshop, students have been asked to design a new object, starting from the analysis of a historical iconic masterpiece of 20th-century design, investigating the movement, author, context and production process. After being assigned one or two designers, they re-interpreted the meaning of their work to design a new collaborative piece of alternative history.
Envisioning Workshop
During the Envisioning Workshop, students have been asked to design a new object, starting from the analysis of a historical iconic masterpiece of 20th-century design, investigating the movement, author, context and production process. After being assigned one or two designers, they re-interpreted the meaning of their work to design a new collaborative piece of alternative history.
Project Leader | Mentor
Mark Anderson,
Aoi Hasegawa
Project Authors
Miray Ozlem Er,
Ataberk Saracoglu
Miray Ozlem Er and Ataberk Saracoglu decided to design a collection that includes a coffee table, a console, a bookcase, and a seating, merging the playful esthetics of ‘Memphis’ with the functionality of projects by the Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto.
The project’s purpose was to reinvent the usual perception of the chosen materials.
Most people often see industrial materials as worthless, while Memphis’ colourful, playful and unconventional geometric elements might be perceived far from functionality. The starting point of the students’ idea was to create a functional and catching collection inspired by both ‘Memphis’ and Jin Kuramoto’s designs.
