Inga Sempé
French designer
Inga Sempé (born 1968) is a French designer known for creating technical items, including furniture, lamps, and other design objects. She has collaborated with manufacturers such as Ligne Roset, Alessi, and Baccarat. In 2007, she received the Red Dot Design Award.
Early life
Inga Sempé was born in 1968 to Mette Ivers, a Danish graphic artist and painter, and Jean-Jacques Sempé, a French graphic artist. She studied at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI) in Paris, graduating in 1993. She married designer Ronan Bouroullec and has two children. Inga Sempé lives and works in Paris.
Career
In 1994, Sempé collaborated with Australian designer Marc Newson, and from 1997 to 1999, she worked with French designer Andrée Putman. Beginning in 2000, she collaborated with Italian design companies Cappellini and Edra while establishing her own company in Paris. Sempé focuses on creating sustainable and simple, yet not minimalist, objects.
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