Iconic Industrial Designers
Designer↕ | Born↕ | Country↕ | Famous Design↕ | Associated Brand↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Rams | 1,932 | Germany | Braun T3 radio | Braun | Ten principles of good design, 60s-70s Braun minimalism, directly inspired Jony Ive |
| Jony Ive | 1,967 | United Kingdom | iPhone | Apple | Apple chief designer, iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, now LoveFrom with OpenAI |
| Philippe Starck | 1,949 | France | Juicy Salif | Alessi | Juicy Salif lemon squeezer, Louis Ghost chair, hotel interiors, prolific across categories |
| Charles and Ray Eames | 1,907 | United States | Eames Lounge Chair | Herman Miller | Husband-wife duo, Eames Lounge, molded plywood chair, Case Study House #8, Powers of Ten |
| Raymond Loewy | 1,893 | France/USA | Coca-Cola bottle refinement | Various | Streamline Moderne, Greyhound bus, Studebaker Avanti, Shell logo, Air Force One livery |
| Marc Newson | 1,963 | Australia | Lockheed Lounge | Various | Lockheed Lounge record-price chair, Qantas interiors, Apple consultant with Ive |
| Naoto Fukasawa | 1,956 | Japan | Muji wall-mounted CD player | Muji, Plus Minus Zero | Without Thought design, Muji aesthetic, +/- Zero humidifier, super normal concept |
| Karim Rashid | 1,960 | Egypt/Canada | Garbo trash can | Umbra, Method | Hot pink color palette, organic blobs, democratic design, prolific 3000+ products |
| Yves Behar | 1,967 | Switzerland/USA | OLPC XO laptop | Fuseproject | OLPC laptop, Jawbone, Sodastream redesign, Herman Miller chairs |
| Ettore Sottsass | 1,917 | Italy | Valentine typewriter | Olivetti, Memphis | Olivetti Valentine typewriter, Memphis Group founder, postmodern 80s aesthetic |
| Achille Castiglioni | 1,918 | Italy | Arco lamp | Flos | Arco floor lamp (marble base, arching arm), Mezzadro tractor-seat stool, witty Italian design |
| Michael Graves | 1,934 | United States | Alessi 9093 kettle | Alessi, Target | Whistling bird kettle, Disney Swan and Dolphin hotels, democratizing design at Target |
| Konstantin Grcic | 1,965 | Germany | Chair One | Magis, Mattiazzi | Chair One die-cast aluminum, Mayday lamp, rigorous industrial aesthetic |
| Patricia Urquiola | 1,961 | Spain/Italy | Fjord chair | Moroso, B&B Italia | Soft sculptural furniture, Moroso, Cassina art director, warm organic forms |
| Hella Jongerius | 1,963 | Netherlands | Polder Sofa | Vitra, Maharam | Colour Library for Vitra, Polder sofa, textile research, craft-meets-industry |
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