Nathalie Du Pasquier started drawing as soon as she met her husband George Sowde
n in 1979 in Milan. She was introduced to the world of design and shortly after,
in 1981, became a founding member of the iconic postmodern design movement Memp
his. From 1981 to 1987 she didn't stop drawing. Every day she would draw a whole
new modern world, from very small items like jewelry to entire cities. This wor
ld only existed in her head but would eventually be developed into real pieces f
or the Memphis exhibitions.
This unique book is the first and definitive compi
lation of all the unpublished drawings from those years, which had been sitting
in the drawers of Nathalie's studio for over 30 years. Organized by the smallest
objects to the biggest and divided into chapters, each with a text by Nathalie,
it has been carefully edited and designed by "Apartamento "magazine's co-founde
r Omar Sosa together with Nathalie Du Pasquier.
" Don't Take These Drawings Se
riously" is an excellent reference for future generations and a welcome document
of an important period in modern design.
