Inga Sempe: Modern mother

by Jenny Dalton

FOR ALL THAT the parents whose creativity has been directly influenced by their children - and has led them to creating innovative design companies in an attempt to make life better and easier for them and other parents - are inspiring figures, it’s equally inspiring to come across women (in particular) who create some of the best designs for life in general and who just happen to be mothers too.

Like Inga Sempé - the uncompromising French product designer whose star is on the ascendent thanks to fab designs like the Vapeur lamps for Moustache (pictured left) and seating for Ligne Roset. I recently had the chance to interview her for How To Spend It magazine, and was struck by how, in a mostly male-dominated world, she is striving to create designs that aren’t dictated by her gender, but that are a mixture of poetry (she loves pleats / and the idea of lightness), technology and practicality. All this and she’s a mother of two - including a two-year-old girl, Mette. See the full interview here.