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Chris Bangle. An Endeavor in Discontinuity

July 29, 2010 – 12:21 am

As the ex-chief designer of BMW,  Bangle is one of the most important figures in car design, the author of the new direction and design language in car design, as well as a very influential trendsetter in design in general in our current panorama, He is the man who can change the world, through his [...]

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Zaha Hadid

July 28, 2010 – 1:58 pm

It’s about time we featured a woman on here! And the very worthy Zaha Hadid, the British Iraqi architect, is not only a world-renowned designer, but also a member of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Hadid has won countless international competitions for her architectural designs featuring a very linear, geometric, and futuristic style. [...]

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Marc Newson Ltd.

July 20, 2010 – 3:08 pm

Australian Marc Newson is not new to the international scene. Having traveled around Europe and Asia in his youth, he then decided to live and work in Tokyo in the late 80s/early 90s after design school. He moved to Paris to set up shop for his projects with Cappellini, Moroso, and Flos. Newson doesn’t just [...]

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Marcel Wanders: Droog Design

July 7, 2010 – 4:16 pm

My first thought when I saw Marcel Wanders? photo: Wow. It is no wonder that he was selected among Holland’s 100 most influential people (2007). Style, charisma, and confidence could definitely describe his personal appearance. So when I looked at his vast array of work’starting with the Knotted Chair designed in 1995 I wasn’t surprised [...]

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Karim Rashid: Poetic Design

July 1, 2010 – 1:33 pm

What’s not to love about Karim Rashid’s bubblegum contemporary design? In Rashid’s own words, his poetic design is based on a plethora of complex criteria: human experience, social behaviors, global, economic and political issues, physical and mental interaction, form, vision, and a rigorous understanding and desire for contemporary culture. All of these interactions lead Rashid [...]

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Welcome to RETROandFUTURE.com

June 30, 2010 – 10:08 pm

So you’ve made it to today. But you haven’t forgotten yesterday, have you? Maybe sometimes we would prefer to do just that. After all, not everything from yesterday brings us pleasant memories. But there are certainly some things that we love to remember, for they inspire us to create, to design, to imagine. This blog [...]

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