The iF Design Award – international design competition
2022-01-13
Celebrated and Valued Design Competitions iF International Forum Design GmbH organizes the iF DESIGN AWARDRead More →
Steve McGugan (b.1962) Canadian Industrial Designer
2022-01-13
Medical Technology and Telecommunications Steve McGugan (b.1962) is a Canadian industrial designer. He was bornRead More →
Johnson Chou Canadian Designer and Architect
2022-01-01
It was through the Gallery that Chou’s emerging practise of design developed. For its minimalist style and transformational architectural ideas, his design for the spare, but the multi-functional gallery was recognised. The first projects by Chou were the homes and offices of Archive art patrons.Read More →
Tucker Viemeister (b.1948) American Product Designer
2021-12-05
Tucker Viemeister graduated from Yellow Springs High School in 1966, went to two different colleges. He ended up studying industrial design at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, from which he graduated with a degree in industrial design in 1974. Read More →
Collar Stoneware Teapot in Black
2021-11-30
Daniel Debiasi and Federico Sandri, an Italian design team, have designed an elegant teapot for the Collar range, including coffee and bar equipment for gourmets and connoisseurs. For those already smitten with the stunning Collar silhouette, the Collar Tea Pot is an absolute “must-have.” Read More →
Handlebar Table (1982) by Jasper Morrison
2021-11-30
The Handlebar Table (1982) was a table with aluminium handlebars, chrome steel connectors, beechwood support and plate glass top.Read More →
Perry King (b. 1938 ) British industrial, graphic and product designer
2021-11-28
He worked at Olivetti, where he designed office machinery, starting in 1956. He collaborated with Hans Von Klier on C. Castelli’s corporate design program. He was designing dictating machines for Süd-Atlas Werke in Monaco and electronic apparatus and control systems for Praxis in Milan.Read More →
Michael Graves (1934 – 2015) – American architect and industrial designer
2021-11-27
Alessi Design Collection
Michael Graves (1934 – 2015) was an architect and industrial designer from the United States. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and lived and worked in Princeton, New Jersey.
Eero Aarnio (b. 1932 ) Finnish interior and industrial designer
2021-11-26
Finnish designer Eero Aarnio (b. 1932) is a great innovator of twentieth-century furniture. His plastic chairs from the 1960s are pop culture icons that continue to be in demand, which is why Aarnio Originals began manufacturing them again in 2017 after launching at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.Read More →
Industrial Design – Magazine 1954 – 2009
2021-11-18
Founded when the industrial design profession was becoming firmly established in the American manufacturing industry, Industrial Design has long been established as America’s leading magazine for industrial designers. Read More →
Daniel Weil unconventional industrial designs
2021-11-16
From 1981, he designed a series· of digital clocks, radios, and lighting for his own firm Parenthesis. His 1984 Andante deconstructed radio was executed with colourful separate parts housed in a clear plastic bag to be wall-hung. It was part of the Anthologie collection for Quartett.Read More →
Pedro Miralles (1955 – 1993) Spanish architect and designer
2021-11-15
In Madrid, he encountered people associated with postmodern culture, including architect Rafael Moneo, his university professor, and members of the Madrid movida movement, such as film director Pedro Almodóvar and fashion designer Jess del Well.Read More →
Ross Franklin Littell (1924 – 2000) American textile and furniture designer
2021-11-14
Ross Franklin Littell (1924 – 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known forRead More →
Emilio Ambasz Argentine architect and designer
2021-11-13
Emilio Ambasz is an Argentinean who studied architecture at Princeton University from 1960 to 1965, worked at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York from 1970 to 1975 as Curator of Design arranged the landmark Italy: The New Domestic Landscape Exhibition in 1972.Read More →
George Sakier (1897 – 1965) American Industrial Designer
2021-11-12
George Sakier (1897 – 1965) was a multifaceted artist who worked as an interior designer,Read More →
Mario Bellini (1935 – ) Italy’s most versatile designer
2021-10-05
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 →
Misha Black (1910 – 1977) British industrial and exhibition designer
2021-10-02
He was mostly self-taught despite a short period of study at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and in Paris, beginning his professional career in graphic art and design of exhibition stands.Read More →
Bakelite the first ‘plastic’
2021-08-28
The first entirely synthetic plastic was Bakelite, the trade name for phenol-formaldehyde or phenolic resins. It was patented in 1907 by Dr Leo Baekeland. He founded the American General Bakelite Company to put his invention into commercial production in 1910. Read More →
What was the Society of Industrial Artists in Britain?
2021-08-11
The origins of the CSD lay in the creation in 1930 of the Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) in Britain, when the public debate was concerned with the nature and definition of both the designer and the design profession. Read More →
Olivetti Design Standard-bearer
2021-08-06
Olivetti is an Italian office machinery and furniture firm, located in Ivrea, Northern Italy. ForRead More →