16/10/2025
A homage to the Memphis Group by Design Studio Pi.
The ceramic series Memphis Made Me Do It is inspired by the radical aesthetics of the Memphis design group, which redefined the very notion of design in the early 1980s. In opposition to functionalism and the solemnity of modernism, Memphis celebrated colour, pattern, ornament and playfulness. In that spirit, this series explores ceramics as a space for free expression — through vivid matte glazes, unusual forms, rhythmic compositions and emphatically decorative elements. Each piece is conceived as a small manifesto of joy, irony and individuality.
Ceramics — a medium known for silence and function — here becomes loud and visually playful. The objects step outside the expected and embrace dissonance: form without rules, colour without fear, and ornament without apology.
This series is not a replica of the Memphis style, but Pamela Ivanković’s personal dialogue with its spirit — a reflection on the relationship between design and everyday life, allowing ceramics to be both functional and fun, both serious and witty. In a time that often calls for reduction, Memphis Made Me Do It invites visual and conceptual expansion.