Designed the London Underground map in 1931. This was influenced by the layouts used in electronic schematics. The design has been widely copied and used in public transport systems across the world.
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Marcel Breuer
Invented a new type of steel furniture inspired by bicycle handles. an example is the Wassily Chair
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Coco Channel
French fashion designer who founded Chanel, which specialises in luxury fashion.The Chanel suit is a famous example.
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Norman Foster
A British architect who designed the 'Gherkin', which uses less than half the energy of a similar sized building.
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Sir Alec Issigonis
A British-Greek car manufacturer who designed the Mini which is still popular to this day.
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Alexander McQueen
A chief designer at Givenchy who also founded his own label. Many of his designs were controversial and used 'shock tactics'.
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William Morris
Textile designer who was a part of the arts and crafts movement., which was founded around the principles of traditional craftmanship.
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Mary Quant
Influential figure in 60s mod fasion movement, which encouraged to dress to please themselves. Took credit for the design of the mini skirt.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Influenced the art nouveau movement. He was influenced by modernist and Japanese architecture. An example of his work is the Lighthouse building in Glasgow.
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Gerrit Rietvald
Influenced by and then joined the De Stijl design movement, which aimed to simplify design to vertical and horizontal lines.
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Aldo Rossi
Author of The Architecture in the city.
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Ettore Sotsass
Founder of the Italian Memphis design group in 1961.Memphis designs incorporated asymmetric shapes and colourful decoration.
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Phillipe Starck
Known for his interior product and furniture designs. Designed the 'Juicy Salif' lemon squeezer in 1990 for Alessi.
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Raymond Templier
Inspired by the art deco movement. Typically paired black stones with precious white metals to create to create bold geometric pieces.
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Lois Comfort Tiffany
Associated with the art nouveau movement. Well known for jewellery and lamp designs.
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Vivienne Westward
Influential in punk fashion styles of the 1970s. Widely credited with bringing New Romantic and New Wave Pop culture fashion into mainstream.
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Alessi
Produces everyday house ware and kitchen utensils designed by famous designer, many in the the 'post-modern' style. An example of their products is the Juicy Salif.
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Apple
Initially sold PCs, such as the innovative Macintosh because of its graphical user interface and mouse. Later produced the iPhone which combined elements of the G3 and iPod into a touch screen phone.
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Braun
Well known for its shaving and grooming products with a functional approach to design.
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GAP
Serves a broad age range and its website attracts over 18 million visits a year.
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Primark
Cheap and fashionable clothing and a huge contributor to the 'fast fashion' trend.
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Under Armour
Developed moisture-wicking sportswear that uses microfibers to keep athletes cool and dry.
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Zara
Sells products that react to current trends using 'just-in-time' manufacturing. Working with Greenpeace to remove harmful toxins from its clothes.
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Invented a new type of steel furniture inspired by bicycle handles. an example is the Wassily Chair
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Marcel Breuer
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French fashion designer who founded Chanel, which specialises in luxury fashion.The Chanel suit is a famous example.
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A British architect who designed the 'Gherkin', which uses less than half the energy of a similar sized building.
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A British-Greek car manufacturer who designed the Mini which is still popular to this day.
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