Virgil Exner, known for his post-WWII Chrysler designs, shifted the company’s style with his iconic ‘Forward Look’ and sculptural tail fins, boosting market share significantly.Read More →
Egmont Arens was an influential American industrial designer known for his work in consumer engineering, writing, and designing products for major companies.Read More →
Frank Nuovo, designer of the Meta watch, made his mark at Nokia before that. He has an extensive design background and has been involved in design education.Read More →
Raymond Loewy, a renowned designer, arrived in the US during the Great Depression, revolutionizing product design and creating iconic works like the Studebaker Starliner car.Read More →
One of the leading designers of the American design movement from the mid-20th centuryRead More →
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 →
Ray Komai was a Japanese American; he was a graphic, industrial and interior designer. He studied in Los Angeles at the Art Center College.
He settled in New York in 1944, where he worked in advertising and set up a graphic design and advertising office (with Carter Winter). J.G. Furniture created Komai’s 1949 moulded plywood chair with a split seat and bent metal legs. They produced his other designs of chairs, tables and upholstered seating as well.Read More →
Michael Graves was a prominent American architect and designer, known for his Post-Modern buildings and influential furniture designs, significantly impacting architecture and design until his death in 2015.Read More →
Brooks Stevens was an American industrial designer. He was born in Wisconsin and was active in Milwaukee. He studied at Cornell University in Utica, New York.Read More →
George Sakier (1897 – 1965) was a multifaceted artist and pioneering industrial designer who significantly shaped modern design in the United States. He designed a notable collection of ten vases.Read More →