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...creating, you should always have your eyes drifting. Nothing is unworthy of being looked at as a shape, a form, a possible part of a design." ?Christian Louboutin, French shoe designer...
...English Craftsman William Morris, in an 1880 lecture titled "The Beauty of Life," said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." Even though the design world has come a long way since Morris' treatises governed the Arts and Crafts movement, his golden rule is as useful today as it was in the 19th century as a tool for singling out great design. In this special supplement to TIME, we endeavor to identify what we call the Design 100, the people and ideas behind today's most influential design...
Personally, what I love about great design is not just the intersection of practicality and beauty but also the way it transcends borders and ages. Just look at Bugaboo, the sleek-looking and fabulously popular Dutch stroller that has revolutionized the American market. Who says you can't start young when it comes to great design...
...This article consists of several illustrations. Please see hardcopy or PDF.] The Design Bottom 100 (or however many I can fit on a page...
Forget the free-flowing blouses and unstructured handbags that have dominated department-store shelves for months. The mood this summer is decidedly sharper, and designers are taking their inspiration from origami. At the Christian Dior haute couture show, models posed in intricately tucked, bowed and creased ensembles, while Italian design company Pallucco's complex Glow lamp could easily double for a paper crane. For a more loosely based interpretation, turn to MOMA Design Store's curvy leather caterpillar or Ligne Roset's angular Facett chair. Even Lalique has come into the fold with Vibration, a collection of crystal pieces inspired...