Ettore Sottsass’s Structures Tremble Table, designed in 1979, symbolizes postmodern design by transforming everyday materials into art, challenging modernist principles and inspiring future designers.Read More →
Kaare Klint – Danish furniture designer. The Danes were greatly influenced by Germany’s Bauhaus movement in the early part of the twentieth century. Read More →
Carme Pinós, an acclaimed architect known for her innovative and thoughtful designs, has received numerous awards and accolades for her exceptional contributions to architecture.Read More →
Fractal design explores complex patterns through iteration, with applications in science, art, stress reduction, and modern design. Its potential for future innovation is vast.Read More →
Mario Bellini is one of Italy’s most versatile designers. Trained as an architect, he is known for his furniture and industrial design work. The new forms he developed for contemporary technology and furniture objects inspired designers internationally.Read More →
For travellers, the benefits of plastic shell suitcases have come to be appreciated. They are extremely light and flexible, yet powerful and good looking. Suitcases made of thin vacuum-formed plastic sheets have completely transformed the product category. As a designer of the furniture, Konstantin Grcic was surprised by this ingenuity and the suitability of the modern chair covers for production and performance. Read More →
In Chicago, the Institute of Design was established by László Moholy-Nagy in 1939, following several short-lived precedents beginning with the New Bauhaus in Chicago, established in 1937 under the direction of Moholy-Nagy, with Walter Gropius, a former member of the Bauhaus, as a consultant.Read More →
This humorous, simple, and elegant approach proposed a different design agenda, harkening back to Victor Papanek and the Whole Earth Catalogue in the 1960s.Read More →
Gerhard Haderer, an Austrian caricaturist, explores societal issues through impactful illustrations, faced legal challenges over “The Life of Jesus,” and shifted to art after cancer surgery.Read More →
The 1900 Paris Exposition showcased global achievements and aimed to drive progress into the future. It attracted over 50 million visitors and hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics.Read More →