Like many famous designers of the post-war era, designer Ernest Race was inspired by new technologies and materials that had been developed during the War. Furthermore, under the Government’s ‘utility furniture scheme, companies were encouraged to work with alternative materials in order to preserve the country’s limited reserves of timber and other scarce commodities. His first […]

In our today’s rubric we are approaching the work of Eileen Gray, an Irish furniture famous designer and architect and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. RELATED HISTORY: 20TH CENTURY FAMOUS DESIGNERS – RON ARAD Born in Enniscorthy, Ireland, she spent her childhood in London and was among the first women to be admitted […]

In our daily rubric about the most famous designers of the 20th century, Ron Arad is the one being featured today. Famous designer Ron Arad stands out among the most influential designers of our time for his daredevil approach to form, structure, technology, and materials in work that spans the disciplines of industrial design, sculpture, […]

In our daily rubric about the 20th century most famous designers today we let you know about the work of Ettore Sottsass. Ettore Sottsass was a grandee of late 20th century Italian design. Best known as the founder of the early 1980s Memphis collective, he also designed iconic electronic products for Olivetti, as well as […]

Today in our weekly rubric about the most famous designers of the 20th century we are approaching Joe Colombo’s work. In his brief but brilliant career, this famous designer produced a series of innovations which made him one of Italy’s most influential Italian product designers. From the Universale, the first chair to be moulded from […]

On our weekly rubric of the 20th century most famous designers we are featuring today Eva Zeisel’s work, the second female designer in our rubric. She may be in second in our list but she was certainly the first in many aspects of her career. RELATED HISTORY: 20TH CENTURY MOST FAMOUS DESIGNERS – JEAN PROUVÉ Born […]

Today in our subject about the 20th century famous designers we have Jean Prouvé. This famous designer completed his training as a metal artisan before opening his own workshop in Nancy in 1924. In the following years he created numerous furniture designs, and in 1947 Prouvé established his own factory. Due to disagreements with the […]