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Japanese-American artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi (1904 – 1988) is remembered for his sculpture and public works, stage sets f...

Founded by Michael Thonet in the mid 19th century Thonet pronounced "Tone-eT" with a hard beginning and ending t, is responsible ...

Parisian designer Charlotte Perriand (1903 – 1999) gained recognition for designing a roof-top bar for the Salon d'Automne...

With its roots in Brianza, the birthplace of Italian quality furniture, Porro srl has been dedicated to the culture of furniture as a family...

Certainly one of the more enjoyable blog subjects is profiling the work of select architects and designers. The brainchild behind their desi...

Known for his contribution to lighting, Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) designed and produced over 400 luminares during his 30 years of activity....

British industrial designer Tom Dixon (1959 - ) started designing furniture in his early 20’s by using his welding skills learned from repa...

“Discretion and formal neutrality, lightness and dynamism, a balanced, essential design, combining clean lines and forms with ergonomics and...

Finnish designer Eero Aarnio (1939 - ) is well known for his innovative designs that became pop culture staples in the 1960’s. Notably his ...

Founded in 1927 by brothers Cesare and Umberto Cassina, Italian manufacturer, Cassina Spa continues to produce a high end designer furnitur...