Inga Sempé
France

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Inga Sempé

France

Biography

French designer, born in Paris, Inga Sempé graduated from ENSCI-Les Ateliers (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle, Paris) in 1993. From 2000 till 2001 she was scholarship holder at the Villa Medici, Académie de France in Rome and opened her own studio the same year. In the beginning, she first collaborated with the Italian companies Cappellini and Edra. Now Sempé works among others with scandinavian, italian and french companies such as HAY, Ligne Roset, Wästberg , Magis, Alessi, LucePlan, Mutina, Røros, Moustache, Svenskt Tenn, Gärsnäs… She lives and works in Paris assisted by two other designers.

Articles about Inga Sempé

FEATURED

Solid rhythm

11/16/2023

The new "COLUMN" collection by Inga Sempé for Reform shows the future of the modern kitchen: multifunctional, modular and unconventional.

INTERVIEWS

Three questions to Inga Sempé

2/1/2022

Inga Sempé is known for her delicate and playful designs. She tells us how diverse her portfolio is and what she has planned for this year.

FEATURED

A human/wood dialog

5/9/2019

After 126 years in business, Swedish furniture manufacturer Gärsnäs has proved itself to be a paramount example of high-quality design from the far north.

DESIGN

In the comfort zone

2/16/2016

At this year’s Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair the Scandinavians show how much we long for homeliness.

DESIGN

Sit down on the goat

11/25/2015

Leather, hide or brocade – fashion is reveling in high-grade materials and elaborate textures. The furniture design at times remains restrained.

DESIGN

Not without my quilt

11/18/2015

Hard-edged and technoid or soft and round – formally furniture and fashion are certainly not so far apart from each other.

DESIGN

Inga Sempé

7/29/2015

We certainly didn’t imagine that designer Inga Sempé has a soft spot for gas stations and autos.

DESIGN

Expert hand, fresh mind

6/25/2015

Ever since 2012, the "Japan Creative" initiative has functioned as the interface between internationally active designers and traditional Japanese crafts workshops. Most recently, Stefan Diez took even the Japanese experts by surprise – with his version of bamboo furniture.

FAIRS & EVENTS

Light emotions

4/22/2015

The Euroluce and the events accompanying it in Milan showed how light and luminaire makers are tackling the challenges of the electronic age: with a specific mixture in each case of tradition, technology, and private equity investors.

FAIRS & EVENTS

From carpet to pullover

3/31/2015

Inga Sempé for Golran

Following Bertjan Pot and Raw Edges, Inga Sempé got the chance to dream up rugs for Israeli manufacturer Golran. We asked the French designer what she has in store for us.