Raymond Loewy, more than any designer ever, worked on the connection between functional styling and profits
Born in France, Raymond Loewy emigrated to the United States after completing engineering studies in 1919, and moved into industrial […]
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Design icons
Design icons are those who have made the history of this industry or represent a benchmark at present. This section is dedicated to the protagonists of the world of design: designers, companies, studios, who set new, higher standards with their activities.
Naoto Fukasawa is the craftsman that gives shape to subconscious values.
It’s a fact – the human body instinctively knows what is comfortable and efficient. Naoto Fukasawa‘s style inspires and intrigues […]
Bic Pen: a cheap design that changed the history of writing
Introducing the Bic Pen, an unremarkable yet ubiquitous household and office staple that’s used by millions every day. Cheap and […]
Ingo Maurer, a poet of light: new geometries, new emotions and new inspirations
Ingo Maurer‘s creations really are distinctive, and his touch is recognizable at first sight: his new method included new geometries, […]
HKS designs places that heal, perform, care
Harwood Knox Smith began his architecture journey in 1939 with a one-man studio office in Dallas, focusing on commercial and […]
HAY’s democracy: good design is for everyone
HAY‘s design takes place in contemporary culture, following the evolution in the use of spaces, where traditional divisions between personal […]
Kazuyo Sejima’s sophisticated aesthetic is a quest for airiness, dematerialization and idealism.
Kazuyo Sejima doesn’t consider any of her projects to be finished until its inhabitants put life into it. The social […]
Anna Castelli Ferrieri, the plastic touch of Italian design’s golden era
One of only three women in her class, Anna Castelli Ferrieri studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic Institute, where she […]
A holistic approach to design, NELSON Worldwide is focused on delivering visions
Founded in 1977 as an interior design firm, in more recent times NELSON Worldwide has expanded its reach: starting from […]
Natuzzi is the story of the Italian sofa that reached Wall Street.
Home of national parks, with a coastline longer than any mainland Italian region, and one of the richest archaeological collections […]
Sculptor of monuments, Oscar Niemeyer drew sensual curves on modernist architecture.
No architect ever matched Niemeyer free-flowing design, seeming to float above the ground. No artificial, straight lines or right angles, but […]
Charlotte Perriand, a happy-go-lucky woman, in a man’s world
Among the many things that can be said about Charlotte Perriand, designer of some memorable pieces of furniture, inventive both […]
