5,4,3,2,1 Presentation.By Louisa. H.

5 Shin & Tomoko AzumiI like their minimalistic style, however, they are very furniture orientated and this is not what I am currently interested in.

Photograph:Shin & Tomoko AzumiDesigning the 21st CenturyEdited by Charlotte and Peter FiellTASCHEN

5 Shin & Tomoko Azumi

Photograph:Big Arm armchair/Sessel/fauteuil for Bruhl & Sippold, 2000Designing the 21st CenturyEdited by Charlotte and Peter FiellTASCHEN

“In the future we hope that design will help us achieve a ‘better life’ rather than just ‘better sales’.”

Shin & Tomoko Azumi

These designers strive to create pieces that are aesthetically pleasing yet functional. They wish to create items that benefit both the people who use them as well as the environment in which they are placed. In focusing on a clean minimalist style they have manufactured pieces that are both modern, useful and desired.

Very interesting designs and innovative for their time, however, I personally do not like modernist/geometric designs.

4 BertholdLubetkin

Photograph:Berthold Lubetkin http://highpointn6.com/Lubetkin.aspx

4 BertholdLubetkin

Photograph:Penguin Pool1933-4Lubetkin, Drake & Tectonhttp://www.locallocalhistory.co.uk/municipal-housing/spar-green/index.htm

Featured here is the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. This is one of Lubetkin’s most famous works and was built in the mid 30s. The interlocking spiral ramps were very revolutonairy for their time.

Lubetkin is regarded as one of the most outstanding architects of his time. Coming from Russia and gathering his training across europe, he arrived in the UK in 1931.

Lubetkin’s style is very geometrical, technical and functional and encapsuales the early optimistic vision of modernism.

3 MarionDeuchars

Photograph:Marion Deucharshttp://mariondeuchars.com/index2.html

I like the writing style present in most of her work, however, I find most of her drawings look too roughly sketched.

3 MarionDeuchars

Photograph:Royal Mail set of stamps commemorating the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 50th Anniversary.http://mariondeuchars.com/index2.html

Marion Deuchars has worked for a number of major design companies.

Her commercial work has covered a varied range of commissions including:

• Corporate Literature• Publishing • Editorial Packaging• Retail • Advertising • Design for Web • Brand Development • Craft • Interior Design

2 RossLovegroveVery interesting and innovative designs - seem almost space age. Beautiful presentation/layout in his books.

Photograph:Ross Lovegrovehttp://www.woont.com/en/people/Designer/Ross-Lovegrove-2405

2 RossLovegrove

Photograph:Seed of LoveWedding AccessoryTokyo Fibre2009Japan

Ross Lovegrove is a designer and visionary whos work can be said is on the verge of changing the three dimensional world.

Lovegrove takes inspiration from nature and applies this to technology, materials, science and intelligent organic form.

In doing this he has created what has been refered to as the new aesthetic expression of the 21st century.

1 SiScottI have listed this designer as number one on my countdown as I am genuinely fascinated by his work. He is currently one of my favourite designers at this point in time.

Photograph:Si Scotthttp://www.manchesterdesign-symposium.com/

1 SiScott

Si Scott is a full time astist/designer based in the UK. His unigue style has gained him a prestigious client list and won him many awards.

His work is a combination of hand drawn and hand crafted artwork. He is known for his almost obsessive attention to detail.

www.siscottstudio.com