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Ron Arad
Israel
1951 - |
Biography:
Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, he lives and work in London. He has created world-famous
pieces, from Rover Chair and Well Tempered Chair to the Bookworm bookcase.
He designs for Kartell, Moroso, Driada, Fiam... More... |
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Achille Castiglioni
Italy
1918 - 2002 |
Biography:
He was born in Milan in 1918 and graduated with a degree in architecture
in 1944.
As early as 1940 he dedicated himself to testing industrial production with
brothers Livio (1911-1979) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968).After graduating,
he began research into shape... More... |
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Antonio Citterio
Italy
1950 - |
Biography:
Antonio Citterio was born in Meda in 1950. He graduated in architecture
at the Politecnico of Milan.
From 1972 he worked in the field of industrial design as a designer and
consultant. He works with many manufacturers such as Ansorg, Arclinea, B&B
Italia, Flexform, Flos, Hackman, Inda, Kartell, Tre-P&Tre-Più,
Valli & Valli, Vitra... More... |
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Tim Derhaag
The Netherlands
1974 - |
Biography:
Tim Derhaag was born in 1974 in Geleen, Netherlands. He graduated in 1997
in Product Design at University of Arts Arnhem. From 1997/99 he attended
Royal College of Art London... More... |
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Ezio Didone
Italy
1939 - |
Biography:
Born in Milan in 1939, Mr. Didone graduated in Architecture from the Milan
Polytechnic School in 1967, and acquired his first working experience at
the Frattini architectural firm where he held important positions... More... |
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Rodolfo Dordoni
Italy
1954 - |
Biography:
Rodolfo Dordoni graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan in
1979. In the same year starts the collaboration with Cappellini for the
Art Direction/Coordinated Image until 1989. During this period he designs,
between the others, Colombia, Lipsia and Cuba... More... |
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Stefano Giovannoni
Italy
1954 - |
Biography:
Born in La Spezia in 1954, architect and designer. His explosive talent,
able to embody the complex system of "affective codes" in his
projects, is winning him the title of best "Super & Popular"
designer of the years 2000... More... |
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Michael Graves
U.S.A.
1934 - |
Biography:
Born in Indianapolis, he teaches architecture in Princeton since 1962. His
architectural works include the Portland Building and the Humana Building,
the extension of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Newark Museum.
He created the best-selling 9093 kettle for Alessi... More... |
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Konstantin Grcic
Germany
1965 - |
Biography:
Konstantin Grcic was born in Munich, Germany in 1965.
After training as a cabinet maker at Parnham College in England ha studied
design at the Royal College of Art in London from 1988-1990... More... |
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Laurene Leon Boym
U.S.A.
1964 - |
Biography:
Laurene Leon Boym is a designer and educator. Born in New York City in 1964,
she graduated from SVA in 1985. A chance meeting with Alberto Alessi sent
her back to school in 1989, graduating with a Masters in ID from Pratt in
1993.... More... |
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Nigella Lawson
Great Britain
1960 - |
Biography:
Nigella Lawson is one of the UK's most influential food writers, with a
growing international reputation and several bestselling books to her name
as well as the Channel 4 television series, Nigella Bites... More... |
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Enzo Mari
Italy
1931 - |
Biography:
He started his activity with studies on visual perception and then focused
his attention on games for children, graphics, design and architecture:
different directions sharing a common idea that is the reflection on the
meaning of shape and project... More... |
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Alessandro Mendini
1931 - |
Biography:
Born in Milan in 1931, former director of Casabella, Modo and Domus, winner
of a Compasso d’Oro and designer of the Groninger Museum in Groningen,
the Casino in Arosa, the Forum in Omegna... More... |
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Jasper Morrison
Great Britain
1959 - |
Biography:
1979-85 Studied Design at Kingston Polytechnic, The Royal College of Art
(London)and HDK (Berlin)
1986 Office for Design in London opened
1987 Reuters1 News Centre designed for Documenta 8, in Kassel... More... |
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Marc Newson
Australia
1963 - |
Biography:
Marc Newson is one of the most accomplished and influential designers of
his generation.
At 35, he has already worked across a wide range of disciplines to create
everything from chairs, glassware and a bicycle, to restaurants, a recording
studio... More... |
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Paolo Rizzatto
Italy
1941 - |
Biography:
Paolo Rizzatto was born in 1941 in Milan. He took his degree in Architecture
in I965 at the Milan Polytechnic.
In his studio he works as a freelancer in the field of architecture, design
and interior design and continues to develop his experience as interior
lighting designer... More... |
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Aldo Rossi
1931 - 1997 |
Biography:
Born in Milan (1931-1997), he is considered by many to be the greatest Italian
architect of the second half of the 20th century. His life as an architect
started with Gardella and Zanuso. An author of abstraction, reduction and
brevitas, his severe language of primary shapes... More... |
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Richard Sapper
Germany
1932 - |
Biography:
Born in Munich in 1932, he studied philosophy, anatomy, graphics, engineering
and economics. Ten times winner of the Compassi d'Oro, his prime interest
is the design of technically complex objects, from ships to watches... More... |
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Gino Sarfatti
Italy
1912 - 1984 |
Biography:
Gino Sarfatti was born in Venice in 1912 and studied aeronaval engineering
at the University of Genoa.
From 1939 onwards he worked in the lighting sector and set up Arteluce which
soon became a national and international reference point for the modern....
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Ettore Sottsass
Germany
1917 - |
Biography:
Born in Innsbruck in 1917, he is known the world over as one of the initiators
of the revolution in architecture and design which led away from the rigid
functionalism of the years prior to and following the Second World War...
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Philippe Starck
1949 - |
Biography:
Starck recalls spending his childhood underneath his father's drawing boards;
hours spent sawing, cutting, gluing, sanding, dismantling bikes, motor cycles
and other objects... More... |
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Guido Venturini
Italy
1957 - |
Biography:
Born in Alfonsine, in 1957. Architect, designer, and explorer of the world
of industrial design, space management and internal architecture (including
the famous Maddalena Loveburger project in Prato, together with Stefano
Giovannoni)... More... |
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Marcel Wanders
The Netherlands
1963 - |
Biography:
Marcel Wanders (1963) grew up in Boxtel, the Netherlands, and graduated
at the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988 with a cum laude certificate.
He is now an independent industrial product designer operating out of Amsterdam
where he has his own studio, Marcel Wanders studio... More... |
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Sebastian Wrong
Great Britain
1971 - |
Biography:
Sebastian Wrong was born in 1971 in London and he studied BA Hons in Fine
Art (sculpture) Norwich School of Art and Camberwell School of Art, graduated
in 1993.
His education has been in the field of three dimensional art, and his design
practice... More... |
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Marcello Ziliani
Italy
1963 - |
Biography:
Marcello Ziliani was born in Brescia on 20th February 1963 under the sign
of Pisces.
After studying scientific subjects at school, in 1988 he graduated in Architecture
at Milan Polytechnic (supervisor Achille Castiglioni)... More... |
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