Marc Newson
Newson's work stood out for me because of its simplicity in concept and colour that make something designed not necessarily to be comfortable but aesthetically pleasing. His streamlined works represent and visualise the style in the 1930's; an era that he takes great inspiration from. He presents streamlined shapes and textures that give a pleasant tactile form that invite people to touch the furniture and try them out. The glossy aluminum chair seen below named the 'Lockheed Lounge' was inspired by the fuselage of airplanes which justifies the use of fiberglass-reinforced plastic seamlessly joined together by rivets. It was this unique piece of furniture that sent ripples through the industry in 2009 and lead to it being sold for 1.1 million pounds, making it the most expensive contemporary design object sold to date after it was featured in Madonna's single 'Rain'.
Zaha Hadid
I love Hadid's completely unique designs in the fact that they leave me lost for words with their simplicity yet complexity. They have a beauty surrounding them that makes you realise how this woman became world famous with her futuristic and refined designs. The shoes below were in the V&A exhibition Shoes: Pain and Pleasure and stood out far from the rest with its starkly different composition from the rest of the objects in the display. She brings a completely different concept to the idea of high heels, which don't even look like shoes with the way they are composed but instead a complex architectural structure. The shoes challenge her curved and elongated structural concept within previous projects such as for the interior of the Galaxy Soho Complex in Beijing, but they still manage to hold elegance.
Campana Brothers
These brothers team up to make furniture out of unconventional items with amazing results. I love their work because it is the complete opposite of the previous designers on this page that intrigue me with their refined styles whilst the Campana Brothers go completely crazy. Some of their most noted and recognisable works are their armchairs that are compromised of objects merged together using different methods to create a statement item of furniture that is comfortable too. Their furnishings re-define everyday objects into things that aren't just functional but quirky and tasteful too, and I love this idea of taking normal things and making them exciting and new again. The items reflect upon an unabashed playfulness that is avoided by other designers as the minimalist movement still influences their designs, but the Campana Brothers seem unafraid to try the unheard of, which I find highly commendable.
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