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Charles & Ray Eames

Charles (1907–1978) and Ray (1912–1988) were two of the most important and influential designers in post-war America. Creating some of the most famous pieces of 20th century furniture, such as the Eames Lounge and Ottoman and the series of Eames Aluminium Group Management Office Chairs, their designs today are as popular as they were in the last century.

DESIGNS BY CHARLES AND RAY EAMES

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, (1886 - 1969) worked as an architect, like many of the famous designers of the 20th century and is well known for his designs of exhibition pavilions, but it is his chairs that have received the most attention and acclaim. None more so famous then the Barcelona Chair, created for the German pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition.

DESIGNS BY LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

Eero Aarnio

Born 1932 in Finland, Finnish designer Eero Aarnio achieved international recognition for his use of synthetic materials in his furniture designs. From the early 1960's, Aarnio began experimenting with fiberglass and other synthetic materials believing that designers should make use of state of the art technology wherever possible.

DESIGNS BY EERIO AARNIO

Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988), most famous for his breakthrough designer 'Noguchi' Coffee Table, was a leading landscape architect and Japanese American artist. Noguchi worked hand in hand with Charles Eames and George Nelson, all leaders in creating the most famous modern furniture designs.

DESIGNS BY ISAMU NOGUCHI

Harry Bertoia

Bertoia (1915-1978), born in Italy, emigrated to the USA and studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Michigan, like many of the other famous 20th century designers. The genius of Bertoia's work was that one could look at his pieces as simply furniture, whilst others viewed his work as sculptures!

DESIGNS BY HARRY BERTOIA

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier (1887 – 1965), born in France,  was one of the most influential figures in modern architecture and design during the first half of the 20th century. Many of Le Corbusier's modern furniture designs have become design classics, which even inspired many of the other famous designers in their works!

DESIGNS BY LE CORBUSIER

George Nelson

George Nelson (1908–1986) was dedicated to promoting the Modern Movement and his designs were extremely forward looking and influential. Along with Charles Eames, George Nelson was one of the most important figures in design development and the pioneering use of new materials in post-war America.

DESIGNS BY GEORGE NELSON

Philippe Patrick Starck

Philippe Starck (born January 18, 1949), in France, is still today one of the most significant architect - designers currently working. After studying architecture in Paris, Starck established himself by designing stylish cafe interiors moving to mass furniture production in the 1980s.

DESIGNS BY PHILIPPE PATRICK STARCK

Arne Emil Jacobsen

Jacobsen (1902 – 1971) is renowned for his breakthrough designs in the 1950's, such as the Egg and Swan chairs which he designed for the lobby and reception areas at the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. A Danish architect and designer, Jacobsen is one of the pioneering fathers of modern furniture design.

DESIGNS BY ARNE EMIL JACOBSEN

Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray

Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray (1878 – 1976) created two of the most recognisable furniture design classics of the 20th century, in the Bibendum Chair and Eileen Gray Side Table. Again combining architecture and furniture design, Gray's designs are as popular today as they were in the 20th century.

DESIGNS BY KATHLEEN EILEEN MORAY GRAY

Michele De Lucchi

Michele De Lucchi (born 1951) an Italian designer, belongs to a group of designers, who during the design phenomenon of the 1980s aimed to break new ground.

DESIGNS BY MICHELE DE LUCCHI

Charlotte Perriand

Charlotte Perriand (1903 - 1999) spent over 10 years collaborating with Le Corbusier on the ever popular LC lounge series. Prior to this successful collaboration, Perriand shot to fame at the ripe age of 24, with her breakthrough designer series of chrome steel and anodized aluminium furniture series, "Bar Under the Roof."

DESIGNS BY CHARLOTTE PERRIAND

Bill Stumpf

William Eugene "Bill" Stumpf (1936 - 2006) is one of the most successful designers to work for Herman Miller, with his award winning and breakthrough designs such as the Aeron Office Chair and the Ergo Chair.

DESIGNS BY BILL STUMPF

Don Chadwick

Don Chadwick (born 1936) is renowned for his collaboration with Bill Stumpf, as they collectively designed the famous Equa 1 flexing-plastic chair (1984). Chadwick and Stumpf followed this award winning design in 1994 with the Aeron Office Chair which he become the benchmark in office furniture seating.

DESIGNS BY DON CHADWICK

Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976), was a Finnish architect and designer whose designs are characterised by the use of organic forms. With a strong Scandinavian design outlook, Aalto was one of the earliest exponents of Organic Design.

DESIGNS BY ALVAR AALTO

Verner Panton

Verner Panton (1926-1998) was by far the most innovative of all the renowned 20th century designers, as he took a bold, contemporary approach to design and, rather than looking to what had been done in the past, Panton was interested in producing highly innovative, fun designs that used cutting edge materials and technologies.

DESIGNS BY VERNER PANTON

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959) is undoubtedly one of the most universally acclaimed architects, cum designer at the forefront of pioneering modern, functionalist design. Is best know for designing the very first office chair.

DESIGNS BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Poul Kjaerholm

Much of Kjaerholm's (1929 - 1980) work is inspired from other famous designers of the 20th century, with the Hammock Chair sharing many similar design feats with the Le Corbusier LC4 Chaise Lounge, and Kjaerholm's 'PK22' chair is a tribute to the 'Barcelona Chair,' a Mies van der Rohe’s famous design.

DESIGNS BY POUL KJAERHOLM