Modern & Contemporary Designers
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 | Eero Saarinen High Arching Talent | Eero Saarinen - ,These words were spoken in the early 1900’s by a man named Eliel Saarinen and though he was speaking in reference to furniture design he could have easily been speaking about his son, Eero Saarinen.
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 | Hans Hopfer - Forever Young | Hans Hopfer - In todays world, one theme dominates most of the products available to consumers – modern. The desire for a modern home is gaining popularity throughout the world and designers are taking advantage. But there is also a need for functional products – something that will stand the test of time while providing comfort. Hans Hopfer Castell Seating, Hans Hopfer Forever Sofa, Mah Jong Sofa
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 | A Lifetime of Architecture and Modern Design | Richard Meier, Architecture, Modern Design - Born in depression era Newark, New Jersey, Richard Meier came of age in an America that was riding high. He created the bold, white geometric designs that would later become well known for how they reflected modernity and embodied it in freedom of the 1960s, allowing any building to become monumental artwork.
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 | Marcel Wanders, Humorous But Never a Joke | | Marcel Wanders interior design, made his first knot on the world with his "knotted chair" in 1996 and has been taking the designing world by storm ever since.Hotel in south beach Mondrian is an architectural wonder. Wanders was born in Boxtel, Netherlands, on February 7, 1963. He remained there until he graduated cum laude from the School of Arts in Arnhem. He worked independently creating his own designs until he produced the knotted chair for Droog Design in 1996 | |
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 | Ingo Maurer - The light bulb. | | How many design artists does it take to recreate the light bulb? Lighting is very simple. You turn a switch and the area is illuminated by a source. It’s something you don’t think about - it just happens. Some people can see past what we see, and look beyond what is common. | |
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 | Alvaro Sizas creations in modern design and architecture are impressive! | Perhaps one of the most admired architects, Álvaro Siza has been inspiring modern design since his humble beginnings, building small home projects in his birth town, Matosinhos in Portugal during the 1950’s. Now, with over half a century of projects in his midst, Siza's range of architectural interests remains especially broad, from residences to churches, schools, shopping centers, libraries, museums, and occasionally furniture. | |
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 | The Glasshouse: Philip Johnson | | “This house was hated when it was built.” Recalls the former Dean of American Architects, Phillip Johnson, he continues, “If Mr. Johnson has to make a fool of himself why doesn’t he do it in somebody else’s town?” So goes the story of the local newspaper coverage, and sentiment after Johnson finished The Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. | |
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 | Santiago Calatrava | Modern Architecture and design | | There is a Sea-World quality to the work of Santiago Calatrava. He designs with a maritime sensitivity that, at times can soothe the surrounding landscape, or crucify it. A trained architect/engineer, Calatrava consistently attempts to design the impossible, but then engages his engineering dual-persona to prove his designer limitations | |
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 | Louise Campbell - Modern Furniture | | Louise Campbell accomplishes beautiful first and secondary art from her work. That is, she creates artistic interpretations that are birthed out of her original work. She uses light and shadows to uncover images not seen in the original design. | |
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 | Frank O. Gehry: Breaking the Boundaries | | Ephraim Owen Goldberg, born in Toronto on February 28, 1929, has been one of the most visionary and intuitive architects of the 20th century. After moving to California at the age of 18, he studied at the Los Angeles city college and thereafter graduated from U.S.C. School of Architecture in 1954. Frank O. Gehry. | |
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