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Three colourful illustrations side by side. The first shows a figure in a patterned outfit reading a book under the text “nathalie du pasquier would design the school uniforms”. The second features abstract shapes and a cone of polka dots on a pink background with the text “food would look so good”. The third depicts black cars with glowing lights against a blue night sky and a crescent moon, captioned “and cars would never forget to turn on their lights.”

Illustration: Lauren Rolwing imagines life in Ettore Sottsass' neighbourhood

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Date
8 April 2014

Illustrator Lauren Rolwing, who made these brilliant illustrations of the key outfits at fashion week, has just completed a new project and it’s a joyous celebration of Memphis design in the truest sense. Lauren reimagines what the world would look like if Ettore Sottsass lived in her neighbourhood, and it’s fair to say it would look pretty fantastic. School uniforms are royally jazzed up, birds can spot glow-in-the-dark worms from a mile off even in the dead of night, and houses are transformed into cubist, blocky affairs showing off Lauren’s penchant for geometry as well as Sottsass’ signature style. Come do our place, Lauren? Go on.

An illustration of a geometric building in yellow, blue, black and white under a yellow sun. A black banner at the bottom reads “if i lived in ettore sottsass’ neighborhood...”.
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Lauren Rolwing: Ettore Sottsass

An illustration of a person against a black background, wearing a yellow patterned top and a blue patterned skirt. They hold an orange book in their hands. Text in the top right reads “nathalie du pasquier would design the school uniforms”.
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Lauren Rolwing: Ettore Sottsass

An illustration on a blue background featuring a pink circular head and a white rectangular beak. A yellow beam of light shines downwards, illuminating a blue worm. Text in the top left reads “birds could see worms at night”.
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Lauren Rolwing: Ettore Sottsass

An abstract illustration of a face composed of geometric shapes on a pink background. A white circle contains a blue dot, an orange blob, and a pink polka-dot triangle. Below the shapes, the text reads “food would look so good”.
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Lauren Rolwing: Ettore Sottsass

An illustration of three black, rounded cars against a blue background with dark mountain peaks and a white crescent moon. Each car has colourful, candle-like lights radiating from its roof. Text at the top reads “and cars would never forget to turn on their lights.”
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Lauren Rolwing: Ettore Sottsass

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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