Briefly relates the career of this leading member of the Arts & Crafts movement and founder of the Guild and School of Handicraft in London.
Read an interview with the Italian designer in which he discusses his philosophy and work with new materials. See images of works.
Art resource offers a reference page on the designer and his work. Link to biographical details and research sources.
Gallery of modern furniture offers this portrait of the Dutch furniture designer. Link to an index of design figures.
Offers a profile of the the designer and his art nouveau-era furniture. Link to resources on his work as well at that of his family.
Profile of the American furniture craftsman comes courtesy of a gallery devoted to design of the past century.
Offers a profile of the British furniture designer known for his mass-produced seating units. Link to other design world notables.
Read about the "first lady of Danish furniture Design." Link to an index of profiles of other designers.
Furniture designer that creates modern, int'l style furnishings for home and office. Provides client testimonials and info about commissions.
Read an entry on the Finnish designer of glass and ceramic ware. Link to an index of similar figures.
Learn about the Herman Miller company's influential mid-century textile designer. Browse more profiles of design figures.
Learn about the Swedish designer and architect who worked in California during the 1940s and '50s. Find an index of similar figures.
Danish designer is regarded the master of 20th Century lamp making. Offers an index of other notable designers of the period.
Read a short biography of the interior and furniture designer. Link to other profiles of designers compiled by a New York gallery devoted to modern furniture.
Reference page on the Dutch designer associated with Droog Design. Link to museums and book sources.
Find a profile of the Japanese furniture designer known for his "Wink" chair and "Kick" table. Link to resources on his work and that of other designers.
Gallery of modern furniture presents this short biography of the Swedish designer known for his chairs in leather and chrome.
Provides a brief biography of the Swedish designer. View images of his chairs and link to other designers.
Teacher of the generation that made Danish modern a household word. Find other profiles of influential design figures of the last century.
Short biography describes the work of the Dutch designer who helped create a national style in the period after WWII. Find profiles of other notable designers.
Learn about the design team whose wall coverings, fabrics, and furniture were popular interior staples in the 1950s. Link to more mid-century design figures.
File on the Welsh designer outlines the arc of his career. Includes links to examples of his work and pages on related figures in the world of design and architecture.
Find brief biographical details and links to resources on the designer of logos for the Olympics as well as furniture.
Describes the work of the designer associated with art deco of the 1930s. Link to profiles of other design world figures including architects.
Describes the career of the designer associated with the Danish modern movement of the mid-20th century. Link to profiles of similar figures of the period.
Offers details of the career of the French light-fixture designer. Discusses his angular designs of the 1950s.
Describes the career of the American architect and designer that created a series of chairs, ottomans and tables for Knoll in the 1960s.
Paris-based engineer and aesthetic designer presents a portfolio of chairs, lighting systems, and electronic devices.
Provides a source of biographical details and links to research resources on the noted designer.
Discusses the work of the designer known for his work with Knoll International in the 1950s. Link to a list of biographies of modernist design figures.
Find a profile of the designer of the hugely popular "Garbo" plastic trash can. Link to resources on his career.
Describes the career and work of the Danish designer known for his chairs created with woven webbing in the 1940s.
Highlights the career of the interior and furniture designer who worked with the Thonet and Herman Miller companies.
Firm provides furniture design, building and shopping in New York City. Includes details about reproductions and antiques.
Encapsulates the career of this master of Danish modernist design. Find a collection of biographies of related figures.
Focuses on the career of the Finnish designer who created textiles, glass, ceramics and works in metal. Link to biographies of similar figures in design.
Describes the career of the noted designer and son of Carlo Scarpa. Link to biographies of design figures of the last century.
Provides a source of biographical details and links to research resources on the noted designer.
Profiles the designer who founded the Memphis group in 1981 with Ettore Sottsass. Link to other pages on his work and other figures in the arts.
Profiles the Finnish designer of glass and ceramics who was prominent in the 1950s and '60s. Find a list of biographies of similar design figures from the last century.
British furniture designer began his company "Makers of Simple Furniture" with his wife, Majorie Amy Butcher. Link to files on other figures from the arts.
Find a short biography of the Finnish designer who created modernist furniture designed to be packed flat and lower shipping costs. Link to other similar figures.
Outlines the origins of this modern furniture manufacturer that has produced objects designed by Charles and Ray Eames and Verner Panton.
Danish cabinetmaker and interior designer is profiled. Link to similar figures in mid- century design.
Short profile of the designer discusses his devotion to producing affordable mass-produced furniture. Link to profiles of similar figures of the last 100 years.
Offers a short biography of the deco-era furniture designer known for his "Airline" chair of 1934. Find a list of profiles of similar figures.
Decorative glass craftsman of the mid-20th century is profiled here. Includes a link to an index of similar figures.
Presents a short biography of the designer whose work was popular in the 1940s-'60s. Link to an index of similar figures of the last century.
Find a selection of the Japanese designer's works including lighting and industrial designs. Offers text in English and Japanese.
Offers a profile of the Milanese furniture designer known for his work with new materials such as plastics in the the 1950s and '60s.
Offers a gallery of the noted Italian industrial and furniture designer's greatest hits. Link to other designers in the museum.
Profiles the ceramics and furniture designer known for her mass-produced tableware designs of the 1950s.
Provides a source of biographical details and links to research resources on the noted designer.