Memphis Jewelry
Memphis, an Italian design group started in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass, created startling designs that ignored many of the “rules.” A table could have a free-form top and four very different looking legs, each finished in a different color. Memphis jewelry was also unique. It was made from white metal, then partially enameled in bright colors. Surface design was important, and so were strange, free-form shapes.
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