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Martine Bedin

Postmodern Visionary & Memphis Designer
I wanted it to be like a little dog that
you could take with you.
Martine Bedin is a French architect and -By, MARTINE BEDIN
designer born in 1957.
Her design philosophy is that she believes
design should be playful, optimistic and
human centred.

She sees objects almost as companions, that
these objects should bring character and
presence into your daily life.

She also advocates for mixing art and craft
with industrial production.

Some of the materials she uses include
ceramics and laminates. She also uses
industrial materials such as polymers and Melo - 2008 Fosco - 2008 Carrara - 2007
metals, focusing on designing furniture for
the Memphis Group (1980’s). Super Lamp - 1981
Martine emphasises colours, patterns,
humour and storytelling in her work, Awards
inspiring generations to create emotionally 2022 - Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des LettresFrench Order of Arts & Letters; she was promoted to “Officer.”
engaging pieces of design.
1993 - Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French Order of Arts & Letters; knighted by the Ministry of
Culture.
1985 - Prize-winner, Ministry of Industry competition for “Skipper,” a mixer faucet design for Jacob Delafon.

1983 - Prize-winner, Ministry of Culture competition for her lamp “Gideon.”

Martine Bedin was a key figure in
Memphis Milano - founded by Ettore
Sottsass in 1981. The group designed
postmodern furniture, rejecting the strict
modernist rules of “form follows
function”. Martine pushed the boundaries