Nathalie du Pasquier

Nathalie du Pasquier
Born	1957 Bordeaux, France
Movement	Memphis Group

Nathalie Du Pasquier (born in France 1957) is a painter and designer, initially known for her work as a founding member of the Memphis Group. Her early body of work included furniture, textiles, clothing designs and jewelry in addition to iconic work in decoration and patterns. Since 1987, she has consistently dedicated herself to painting.

Du Pasquier was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1957. From 1975 to 1977, she traveled through Gabon and West Africa, and in 1979 she moved to Milan. In Milan, she met the designer George Sowden and in 1981, she and Sowden were asked to become two of the founding members of the Memphis Group by designer and architect Ettore Sottsass. As a member of the Memphis Group, du Pasquier designed many textiles and furniture.

In 1985 and 1986, du Pasquier started painting, and by 1987 considered herself primarily a painter. She has had exhibitions of her paintings at many galleries worldwide, including Exile in Berlin and Chamber in New York. She has continued to design textiles as well, including patterns for clothes produced by American Apparel in 2014 and blankets and other bedding, with George Sowden, for Zig Zag Zurich in 2015.

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