Inga Sempé
is a French designer who lives and works in Paris. A graduate of the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI) in Paris (1993), she also took up a scholarship at the Villa Medici, Académie de France in Rome (2000 – 2001). She was awarded the Red Dot Design Award in 2007. Her work is known for a lightness of touch, for a strong personality and for a particularly tactile nature. The idea of everyday use is at the centre of Sempé’s approach and she often seeks out materials with special properties to answer the need of a daily function. For HAY, she has created the idiosyncratic accessories Letter Box, Pinorama Ruban, Panier and Matin Table Lamp.
Inspired by the nails used to create Japanese ikebana floral art, Inga Sempé’s cast iron Fonte Candleholder features an elevated design with protruding spikes on a raised foot.
