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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.
Young and BIG: Bjarke Ingels is the enfant prodige of a pragmatic, utopian architecture
Pursuing an ideal that Ingels himself calls ‘hedonistic sustainability’, Bjarke Ingels Group‘s projects seek to question how sustainability can be […]
Ross Lovegrove’s design formula: minimal organic forms, maximum natural beauty
Ross Lovegrove is an inventor of forms with a function: inspired by the logic and beauty of nature, his idea […]
Destroyer of the building system and form manipulator, Frank Gehry is much more than the master of titanium.
If it’s wow, it’s Gehry: known for his stunning, postmodernist design, which often resembles an artwork, Frank Gehry finds inspiration […]
‘Technology with style’: know-how and creativity are Smeg solution for the best home experience.
There’s a region in Northern Italy that over the decades has generated a globally acclaimed series of Italian excellence: Ferrari, […]
An unparalleled ability to dress spaces with light is Steven Holl’s formula for buildings that inspire the soul
With a multidisciplinary approach and a manifesto declared in 1989, Steven Holl and his fellows have clear ideas and a […]
Santiago Calatrava is the neo-futuristic architect of organic, zoomorphic buildings
Santiago Calatrava‘s huge stylized natural elements contributed to turning him into a world-famous star architect. To him, architecture responds to […]
Enzo Mari’s Mariolina is an icon in the design world
Enzo Mari is considered to be one of the greatest exponents of Italian design and in-deed of world design. The […]
Working on the level of the public, thinking about the bigger issues
A clear manifesto of MVRDV sentiment and method can be found in The Why Factory mission: the firm’s in-house research […]
His minimalist, elegant and sophisticated style is a trademark in his body of work
The Sunderland-born, Hong Kong-based designer, Michael Young, can only be described as a design rockstar. His personality, appearance, and, above […]
The ‘Olivetti style’: modernity, beauty and functionality
Olivetti was founded in 1908 when Camillo Olivetti started a mass production of the first Italian typewriter. Later on, his […]
Lightness and transparency, Norman Foster is the undisputed Lord of the glass
A good starting point to understand the greatness and uniqueness of Sir Norman Foster stylistic behavior is his own working […]
