All About Designers

1. TOP INTERIOR DESIGNERS OF WORLD

2. PATRICIA URQUIOLA (BORN 1961) IS A SPANISH ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER .
Spanish by birth, and Italian by choice, Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain and
studied architecture in Madrid before graduating from the Milan Politecnico in 1989. The
key words for her work are: rigour and emotion, innovation and mental comfort.
•Patricia Urquiola
•Less is more - is how you could describe the candleholder of the Urkiola Collection designed by Patricia Urquiola for
Georg Jensen with a few words. The simple, clear and minimalist design makes for nice light and creates a cosy
atmosphere for any room.
•The jugs of the Urkiola Collection designed by Patricia Urquiola for Georg Jensen with a few words. The jug has a
minimalist design and is structured simple and clear – due to the ribbed steel it nevertheless looks modern and dynamic.
•The designers Patricia Urquiola and Elaina Gerotto used a simple pearl bracelet as a model for the design of the Caboche
lamps. Inspired by the structure and shape of the jewellery piece, they created a unique design that ensures an impressive
play of light. The oval shape of Caboche is enabled by the blown glass base.

3. PHILIPPE STARCK IS A FRENCH DESIGNER KNOWN SINCE THE START OF
HIS CAREER IN THE 1980S FOR HIS INTERIOR, PRODUCT, INDUSTRIAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INCLUDING FURNITURE AND OBJECTS THAT
HAVE SIMPLE BUT INVENTIVE STRUCTURES.
•Philippe Starck
•It is probably one the best known design objects of the 20th century: the lemon squeezer Juicy Salif In 1990, Philippe
Starck designed the bold object for the traditional Italian company Alessi Supposedly, the idea for Juicy Salif came to him
when he was eating calamari.
•The wall clock Walter Wayle II is produced by Alessi after a design by Philippe Starck. The design has its origins in the
year of 1988 and is now available in a second edition. Walter Wayle II does not have a numbered dial. The clock consists
of two flowing and dynamically shaped hands. You choose how and whether to design your numbered dial.
•With the Masters Chair for Kartell the star designer Philippe Starck honours three icons of modern design and melts the
most different styles to one “stylish all-embracing whole.

4. •KARIM RASHID
KARIM RASHID IS A CANADIAN-AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER HIS
DESIGNS INCLUDE LUXURY GOODS, FURNITURE, LIGHTING, SURFACE
DESIGN, BRAND IDENTITY AND PACKAGING. TIME MAGAZINE HAS
DESCRIBED HIM AS THE "MOST FAMOUS INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER IN ALL THE
AMERICAS.
• Karim Rashid has created a set of aluminium bottles for drinks brand Pepsi, one of a
series of megabrands that presented in Milan this year. Working in collaboration with
parent brand PepsiCo, Rashid has created three containers for the carbonated soft drinks.
• Karim Rashid referenced the angular strokes of the letters V and K in the word vodka
when designing the asymmetric form of the Anestasia bottle, which he first began work on
in 2012.
• Karim Rashid has unveiled a Smartphone charging device that neatly stores a metre-long
cable in a loop around its outside .Ovaloid in shape, the Bump charger can be plugged into
a wall to provide constant power or used as a battery pack while on the go.

5. HANI RASHID (BORN 1958 IN CAIRO OF ASYMPTOTE ARCHITECTURE.
RASHID CO-FOUNDED THE NEW YORK BASED ASYMPTOTE WITH LISE
ANNE COUTURE, IN 1989.
Hani Rashid, one of the most interesting exponents of the “Digital Architecture”
group of young virtuoso international architects, and designer of Alessi's showroom
in New York, has also designed this small series of “desktop architecture.
•Photo frame of 18/10 stainless steel and thermoplastic resin
•Set of 8 coffee spoons in 18/10 stainless steel mirror polised.
•Pencil holder in mirror casting.
•Hani Rashid

6. • Kelly Hoppen
Kelly Elaine Hoppen MBE(born 28 July 1959) is a South African
interior designer, author and proprietor of Kelly Hoppen Interiors.
From 2013 to 2015, she was a "Dragon" on BBC Two's Dragons'
Den.
• a standalone piece, the Bauhaus Bottle will give your room a
contemporary feel, thanks to its abstract design and chic grey colour.
•With its geometric design, the Cage Basket offers a stylish storage solution for your bathroom accessories or magazines,
while adding a contemporary feel.
•With an oversized form and soft lustre, this pure white vase catches the light beautifully and enhances its organic texture
by casting gentle shadows. Styled alone or within a monochrome display, the Honeycomb Wide Vase will make quite a
statement.