æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, kjˌʊɹɹɐmˈɑːɾə wʌz ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ ˈɛɾɚ sˈɑːtsæs təbi ɐ fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliən dɪzˈaɪn kəlˈæbɹətˌɪv mˈɛmfɪs ɡɹˈuːp.
At the end of the 1980s, Kuramata was invited by Ettore Sottsass to be a founding member of the Italian design collaborative Memphis Group.