A Brief History of Memphis, The Design Group that Defined the Look of the 80s

Ettore Sottsass' Carlton room divider/bookcase/storage unit, seen in an image from the Dixon Gallery, via Gizmodo. Pin it Whether you think of this as good news or terrible news, in the world of design, the 80s are back in a big way. So we thought this would be a good time to do a brief dip into the history of the Memphis Design Group, an Italian design and architecture collective whose wild, colorful, postmodern style defined the look of the 80s.