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Memphis Milano, Postmodernism, and its Resurging Demand

March 7, 2021
Written by Malena Brush

Boldly decorated living room that features postmodern design with pops of checkerboard pattern and color.

High end Mid Century Modern galleries, vintage shops, and second-hand furniture stores are seeing a huge uptick in demand for postmodern furniture and housewares. Postmodernism is having a moment… well…

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Designers + Craftsmen
Interior Design

MCM meets Po-Mo in the Polarizing Designs of the Memphis Group

June 21, 2017
Written by Jolene Nolte

Hate them or love them, the designs of this Milan-born design movement were Ettore Sottsass's knee-jerk reaction to Midcentury Modern.

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Designers + Craftsmen
Interior Design

Ettore Sottsass: Leader of a Design Rebellion

September 29, 2016
Written by Elizabeth Delehanty

Despite traditional roots, the founder of Memphis was always one to question the status quo and created iconically irreverent design meant to do just that.

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