Alert the eyes. Unreasonable avalanche of colors. From the flesh-pink and lemon-yellow striped floor to the pasta-shaped platforms, the carnivorous chair piranha From Pierre Sala (1983) to the blue leather coat Gitane de Montana (1979). From the Memphis Revolution of Ettore Sottsass (1981) to the delirious style of the barbarians Garousti and Bonetti (1983). From Christian Lacroix’s theatrical Arles Fashion (1987) to the triumphant advertisement for Miriam, Who Takes Off the Top and Takes Off the Bottom (Avenir Exhibition, 1981)… Jacques Seguela, Philippe Starck, Jean-Paul Gaud? It was the decade of money, bravado, partying and egos.
Above all, an unparalleled cultural policy for the three fields of design, graphic design and fashion. In 1981, during the victory of the socialists, France was plunged into mass unemployment. This is paradoxically a good reason to endow the “poor” with…
Source: Le Figaro
