Martine Bedin was awarded a scholarship in 1978 and as a result she went to live in Florence.
11 Facts About Martine Bedin
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Martine Bedin discovered modern architecture there with Adolfo Natalini and the Superstudio group.
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Martine Bedin worked with Sottsass who was based in Milan.
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In December 1980, Martine Bedin was a co-founder of the Memphis-Milano Group when the Italian postmodern design collective was formed during a gathering at Barbara Radice's home in Milan.
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Martine Bedin contributed to their debut collection in 1981 which included work by Matteo Thun, Andrea Branzi, Michele De Lucchi, Georges Sowden, Nathalie Du Pasquier, and Marco Zanini.
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Martine Bedin designed what she called the Super Lamp for the collection.
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Martine Bedin described it as "like a small dog that I could carry with me".
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Martine Bedin offered the design to Sottass, but he instead invited her to work on it at his studio in Milan.
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Martine Bedin designed graphics and the interior design of the city's buses.
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Martine Bedin transformed a bus into a mobile meeting room and fitted out the public toilets in the city's Place de la Couronne.
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Martine Bedin designed a collection of handbags for Louis Vuitton as well as a new monogram canvas.