The series of objects in white porcelain created by Matteo Thun for Memphis enters the designer’s family tradition of pottery craftsmanship, while at the same time updating that tradition with a sort of “humorous anti-functionalism.” The Onega cup (1982) is “interlocked” on a spherical form that in turn rests on shaped triangular segments, breaking all the rules of ergonomics.
Hand-turned and hand-shaped white porcelain cup with kiln-sublimated decorative decals.
