Sergei Vasilevich Chekhonin (1878 – 1936) Russian Ceramicist
2021-04-07
Sergei Vasil’evich Chekhonin (1878 – 1936) was a Russian graphic artist and ceramicist. He was professionally active in St. Petersburg and Paris.Read More →
B.d Ediciones de Diseño – Spanish furniture and design manufacture.
2021-04-07
Oscar Tusquets, Lluis Clotet, Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, and Xavier Carulla, among others, founded B.d Ediciones de Disefio in 1972. Many of Tusquets’ furniture and product designs, as well as those of others at the time, were deemed too risky by other Spanish manufacturers.Read More →
Louis Majorelle (1859 – 1926) French Designer and Cabinetmaker
2021-04-07
Louis Majorelle (1859 – 1926) was a French Designer and cabinetmaker known for his unconventional Art Nouveau furniture and lighting design. He later transitioned to Art Déco.Read More →
Maharaja of Indore: European Art Influence and Manik Bagh Architecture
2021-04-06
Maharaja of Indore (Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur) (1908 – 1961) was an Indian patron and ruler of Indore (now Madhya Pradesh).Read More →
George Washington Maher (1864 – 1926) American furniture designer and architect
2021-04-06
George Washington Maher (1864-1926) was a prominent US furniture designer and architect. He embraced a less ornate style and introduced the Motif-Rhythm theory in his designs.Read More →
Hendrik van Keppel (1914-1987) American Interior Designer
2021-04-06
Hendrik Van Keppel was an American interior designer who lived from 1914 to 1987. He was professionally active in Los Angeles.Read More →
Christine Van der Hurd – British Textile Designer
2021-04-06
Christine Van der Hurd, a British textile designer, creates bespoke textiles with abstract motifs, blending screen printing and hand embroidery in her New York and London-based studio.Read More →
Flavio Poli: A Luminary in Italian Glassware Design
2021-04-06
Flavio Poli, renowned for pioneering the ‘Sommerso’ technique at Seguso Vetri d’Arte, created bold glass designs that profoundly influenced Italian glassware and art, remaining highly collectible today. Read More →
Bruno Pollack (1902 – 1985) – Austrian furniture designer
2021-04-05
Pollack invented a tubular steel stacking chair, model RP7, which was manufactured from c1932 and revolutionised auditorium seating with its stacking concept. Cox, a British furniture maker, was embroiled in a legal battle with rival Pel in 1934 over the Rp6 stacking chair, which Pel had bought the rights from Pollack.Read More →
Charles Pollock (1930 – 2013) American Industrial Designer
2021-04-05
Charles Pollock (1930-2013) was an iconic American industrial designer known for the sleek and innovative Pollock Chair, held together by a single aluminium band. Read More →