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Nathalie Du Pasquier
Photo: Courtesy of Kunsthalle Wien and ICA Philadelphia
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Nathalie was a founding member of Memphis Milano and ever since, she’s been an unstoppable force in shaping design as we know it.
Iconic artist and designer Nathalie Du Pasquier's multifaceted practice effortlessly toes the line between art and architecture. Using an exuberant approach to abstract form, her artistic language reflects an interest in geometry, variations and systems. Taking the complexity of simple structures and making them mesmerising.
She was a founding member of the Memphis group (founded in 1981), Milan’s decade-defining design and architecture collective known for their ‘form follows fun’ ethos. Nathalie designed furniture, textiles, jewellery, carpets and site-specific installations, bringing her unique perspective to a range of design, before turning her hand to her passion: drawing, painting and sculpting.
Initially depicting still-life subjects and landscapes, her evolving practice is an organic yet steady path of interconnected experiences and creations, heading toward pure abstraction. Two and three dimensional objects play with bold shapes and unexpected colour combinations.
Her body of work can be seen as one continuous chain of thought, whether textiles for American Apparel, a series of silk scarves for Hermès, ceramics with Bitossi or a collection of tiles for Italian brand Mutina. Nathalie's extraordinary vision has been seen across solo shows and group exhibitions at Pace Gallery, the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, Anton Kern Gallery, Librairie Yvon Lambert, Galerie Greta Meert, and Kerlin Gallery.