Philippe Starck

Starck's work expands a wide of different works. From architecture to clothing, he's pretty much done it all.
Known for challenging the world's different traditions and cultures with his clever and charming designs, Starck has pulled through on all occasions to create works that find respect within their environments and to their viewers.
He isn't scared to try new methods and ways of design, and steps forward into contemporary design with confidence many others rarely have.

Charlotte Perriand

Spending over a decade in Le Corbusier's studio as her time as a designer, Perriand was strongly influenced by the aesthetics of the 'machine age' and invested her creativity strongly in the uses of glass and metals within her designs of products and interiors.
Other influences to have touched her in later years came about in her travels in Asia during World War II when she became stuck in Japan when they joined Germany as allies. Her time there tought her local techniques and skills, which she later took inspiration from after the war.

Jasper Morrison

To describe Morrison's style is to quote his ethos: "to produce everyday objects for everyone's use, make things lighter not heavier, softer not harder, inclusive rather than exclusive, generate energy light and space" (DesignMuseum.org).
Utilizing whatever materials made most sense, Morrison designed objects using a wide variety of materials as well as reused existing objects to integrate within his work.
With a rationalist's direction towards function, his products and designs come off as simple yet elegant.

Joe Colombo

Coming into design at late age, Joe Colombo was formerly a painter and sculptor before he tried his hand at product design.
A visionary of the future, Colombo harnessed the use of new materials and manufacturing processes to push the limits of where his designs could go.
Coupled with his energetic and optimistic nature, he created functional objects that were made up of organic curves and flowing lines, akin to his paintings and sculptures of the past.

Pierre Paulin

Paulin's style could be described as nothing but simple. Utilizing whatever new materials he could get his hands on, he designed furniture according to what each new material he discovered could offer him.
Thinking purely about function, his designs make themselves readily understandable, making emphasis on the way they compliment and comfort the human form.

Isamu Noguchi

Images sourced from http://www.designmuseum.org/design/isamu-noguchi

Isamu Noguchi began life not as a designer, but a sculptor. Through various acquaintances and friends though, he discovered design.
With his background being firmly within the art world however, Isamu's designs are of a delicate and beautiful nature. Harmonizing function with beauty to blend his objects within their natural environments.
As a designer he constantly sought out new technologies in order to open up new avenues of creativity, which only fed his desire for more.