Gene Roddenberry created a whole new environment for the Star Trek episodes, which makes him a master concept man. He also showed us a vision of the future which both embraces, and warns us about the new technological age we are entering.

And of course Einstein who reinvented the way in which we look at our universe.

Another shout goes out to the original Creator.

"I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or
that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are
details." Einstein

Matt - mhensley < a t > yahoo.com
ID Student - Chi-town

Sam is my design hero cos she knws what she wants
and she aint afraid 2 go out and get it + Starck is pretty
obvious isnt it??

alexander - mountjoy_20 < a t > hotmail.com
as little as possible!!! - hopeless college, Liverpool

BECAUSE WE RULE 6TH FORM. WHATEVER WE SAY GOES AND DONNA AND JENNY KNOW IT. THEY MAY HAVE COCKS AND MOUSTASCHES BUT WE HAVE DA ATTITUDE SO THEY CAN KISS OUR LILLY WHITE ASSES. GEMMA, OVER TO YOU....I DO TOTALLY AGREE WID YA LISKA 100% U KNOW WHO YOUR FRIENDS R WE DO NOT NEED N E ONE ELSE !"!!!!!! WE R ONE OF A KIND AND WELL DAM HELL BANGIN PROUD OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

LISA+GEMMA - WAHEY_99 < a t > YAHOO.CO.UK, hot_totty_uk < a t > yahoo.co.uk
HOWAY THE LADS!!! - da toon-NEWCASTLE!!

Great environments,
funny forms.

latr.

vince en kar - none of your busness
everything that is ilegal - UTREG

The names say it all....

Jens - offersen < a t > hotmail.com
Study ID - At school...(ID)

Together they have brought me many chicks

Rob - fly_guy86 < a t > yahoo.com
artist - california

i think these two super heroes are great! green lantern can make anything he wants and it works and is easy to clean. howard roark has morality beyond any mere mortal (and i have a friend who looks like him!) together they fend off the bad evil bizzaro world designers who give our chosen proffesion a bad name. "this sucks & geeez thats ugly!" will be vanquished from all north american vocab by the year 2018!!! hooray hoo ray!

bjryan - bscabatic < a t > hotmail.com
industrial designer/tiafossi - oregun

They influenced a rot of people to jerk off on themselves. How can u "beat" that?

Dung Chow - cgorman < a t > siu.edu
eat,sleep and work - China

I just admire them and they're just admirable, that's it!! It's just incredible working with them!!!!

Miu - miu_miu76 < a t > hotmail.com
Interior Designer - Toronto

Charlotte Periand was the women behind le corbusier! He was the guy who got all the attention! What most people do not know is that Charlotte periand is responsible for most of le Corbusiers work, like "his" furniture!

Emiel - Emiel.Crauwels < a t > pi.be
Interior Architect - Belgium (Nijlen)

The ubiquitous in every institution in the world... you are being observed and you are being observed sitting on one!

you cannot escape to institution.

(it's 'Pollock' you cretin)

lester
artist - u.k

Because they started with nothing and have made
a world from thin air our of their own mind.

They are not the only ones, but they are some of
the best I am seeing since Starck and Arad.

Paoli,

Paoli - pjec < a t > earthlink.com
Design Manager - Boston/Hong Kong

tapio wirkula;
from fabrics and crystal to stainless steel and ceramics, the guy knew his materials... inside out

tucker madawick;
because he introduced me, at the ripe old age of eight, to industrial design

LRMorris
industrial designer

professor papanek first, because taught me what truly matters in the design industry - mankind.

and emilio ambasz because anyone who can make a Cummins diesel engine into a work of art deserves
the credit

Lmo
independent industrial designer - us

Why not?

Ramon Ruiz - mundomambo < a t > hotmail.com
Diseņador industrial - Mexico D.F.

This guy is obviously too cool for this page, I mean having a good grasp of the english language and all. Some people maybe lacking in one form of communication, as I am with the english language, as you can clearly see. But I do know that some people need to remove that "I have knowledge, therefore I am king" attitude pole from their asses. I hope you can paint as well as you speak chappy, maybe you can't express shit through a paintbrush. Well that was fun.

steve - hugh < a t > sub.net.au
Designer - Melbourne

Cos He's The Best At Using His Tool(s)!!

Dan Wan - ---
Smoke Bone - In School

Cos We Love Them, And They Are Both Boss At What They Do... If Ya Know What I Mean, Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink!!!

Phil + Anna - ---
Sit Off - In School

Victor Papaneck has a clear view of what design is and what it should be. He disregards the useless transient fasions of today and genuinely want to create a better world for all ... a utopia.

David - Headthread < a t > hotmail.com
HND Product Design - Glasgow

They both achieved design through extreme passion for form and beauty. If you see some of Scot's furniture design ....you will than see passion in his works.

Mida - Wee_mida < a t > hotmail.com
Student, Ontario College of Art and Design - Toronto, Canada

there both awesome!! I mean why else.

Bob - DeC DOG33 < a t > aol.com
play sports, watch TV, and play video games - Rohd Island

This is an experiment in automatism, pioneered and explored by those fantastic Dada boys. I will now proceed to type with my eyes closed:
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I think the results of this are quite interesting: There are two ways to appreciate this 'automatic typing': Firstly we can simply enjoy the bizarre shapes and sounds that have been created, much like simply enjoying the tones, colours and shapes in a fully abstract painting. Or, secondly, we can think attempt to rationalize this chaotic monologue, and try to find sense in it: Note the recurring motifs and word-patterns: It could be seen as the downward spiral of an insane mind, spouting jibberish, yet almost logical jibberish; Or it could be seen as another language, which we can attempt to decipher, by noting simmilarities of syntax and punctuation with those of languages with which we are familiar. In the end, it is up to you how you view this, as it was not me who created it: It came into existance as a result of random motions of my fingers.(Having said the word 'random' I feel that I should correct myself: of course they were not entirely chaotic, as can be seen by the recurrence of word patterns, but it would seem that 'random' is the most efficient word to describe the motions which my fingers underwent.

Of Course, I could just be talking shit, and all of this could just be Gobbldegook, Mumbo-Jumbo, Codswallop, bullshit, rubbish and nonsense. But then, isn't that the beauty of AAAAARRRRRRTTTTTTTTTT?

kjhb hghgjh - uybbbuytrdun;lij
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This is an experiment in automatism, pioneered and explored by those fantastic Dada boys. I will now proceed to type with my eyes closed:
fg iuhgn sdckjdc khrgnjgvd orofiqerf r4iufhv iufv urehgiuehrg liurhegkjrf oehgiuehrguhadliujdv fieulearfbcvlugerfg iuvre ugvhvc ker oregoif oiefoier ;oireoif ioeoieroijer ;oewir;pfpfbpob bgp[gbpojwe eiopf p ijerjrew s'pofdpoubkttr oijfopirkrenmvcbcvbhuiht fdklsdv oijre reoij oijfiretre; oi io io io ewrgiopjtrg v oijo klj kl kjr rfoijgo kjoi jui o ; h uyguyg lh ;iojre opjetrwij oiwtre ; oier oie wtrjoiejroij oierw oejrwiojer.

I think the results of this are quite interesting: There are two ways to appreciate this 'automatic typing': Firstly we can simply enjoy the bizarre shapes and sounds that have been created, much like simply enjoying the tones, colours and shapes in a fully abstract painting. Or, secondly, we can think attempt to rationalize this chaotic monologue, and try to find sense in it: Note the recurring motifs and word-patterns: It could be seen as the downward spiral of an insane mind, spouting jibberish, yet almost logical jibberish; Or it could be seen as another language, which we can attempt to decipher, by noting simmilarities of syntax and punctuation with those of languages with which we are familiar. In the end, it is up to you how you view this, as it was not me who created it: It came into existance as a result of random motions of my fingers.(Having said the word 'random' I feel that I should correct myself: of course they were not entirely chaotic, as can be seen by the recurrence of word patterns, but it would seem that 'random' is the most efficient word to describe the motions which my fingers underwent.

Of Course, I could just be talking shit, and all of this could just be Gobbldegook,

kjhb hghgjh - uybbbuytrdun;lij
j hjgvmjhkj hgdcxedswe gk - kj bgcvfghtfulln

The 'Stickman' is the most successful piece of visual communication ever to be created. It is extremely economical, yet immediately recognizable as being that which it represents, namely a human being. If all pieces of image design were this economical, while retaining this degree of communicative success, THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.

Steve
I paint, man - Lincoln

The 'Stickman' is the most successful piece of visual communication ever to be created. It is extremely economical, yet immediately recognizable as being that which it represents, namely a human being. If all pieces of image design were this economical, while retaining this degree of communicative success, THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.

Steve
I paint, man - Lincoln

Pages like these are a good opportunity for intelligent, interesting people to express intelligent, interesting opinions. Unfortunately, as virtually anyone can gain access to the web, pages such as this are usually filled with the illiterate drivel of a thousand idiots. As I flicked through the other comments I noticed at least five comments in which the cerebrally challenged authors cited 'The Green Lantern and Batman' as their favourite designing heroes, employing a distinct lack of puntuation and a highly innovative form of grammar to express their illustrious viewpoints. Do the world a favour, you fuckwits: stay in school at least until you can spell your own names.

Steve
Art Student - Lincoln

Pages like these are a good opportunity for intelligent, interesting people to express intelligent, interesting opinions. Unfortunately, as virtually anyone can gain access to the web, pages such as this are usually filled with the illiterate drivel of a thousand idiots. As I flicked through the other comments I noticed at least five comments in which the cerebrally challenged authors cited 'The Green Lantern and Batman' as their favourite designing heroes, employing a distinct lack of puntuation and a highly innovative form of grammar to express their illustrious viewpoints. Do the world a favour, you fuckwits: stay in school at least until you can spell your own names.

Steve
Art Student - Lincoln

The airport's really modern yet one doesn't feel harried/harrassed upon arrival there with the combined modernity and nature in design. There are innovative designs of water fountains and so on that keep the traveller's mind to relax a little for instance when you hear the movement of the water...soothes a weary traveller....unlike other international airports such as the Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong among others....

Winter - terwints < a t > hotmail.com
Industrial design student/web developer - Manila, Philippines

Stenberg Brothers: because their utilisation of the simplistic technology allowed them to develop a unique style that brought out the entire film athmosphere rather than the "modern" approach of attempting to highlight the star in a single scene.
Sir Norman Foster: because his complete understanding of space means that his buildings are compatible with the clients and its use as well as the environment around them, he uses engineered, sleek solutions instead of installing excessive equipment to provide the necessary environmental control within the spaces he creates.

Anonymous Bosch - tje567 < a t > geocities.com
uni student - in the garden of delight

'cause they're the first and certainly will be the last...?????

Marco - intromarco < a t > hotmail.com
? - Portugal

They just always stand up for what they believe in, even if it isn't always popular with the people. With that, I could say Bret Hart too. They are my favorites

Jason - jason_hokkanen < a t > hotmail.com
I go to high school - Cologne, Minnesota

The Eames' because they realized that a single good piece of design is an entity unto itself.
Alexander Calder because he realized natural motion is beatiful even when it's a manmade object.
Jackson Pollak because he realized somethings can never be recreated a second time whether by a two year old or by himself.

Theda C
- Seattle

Rita Sue - WHOA! - cause she gave me an interview.

Anon.
Industrial Designer

because he is well hung and real

liberty - liberty < a t > btinternet.com
? - london

theY aRe thE CreATor oF "MoDeRniSiM", "inTerNatioNal StyLE" anD "MiNimaLisM"!!!!

" Less is more "

eDdiE tAn - edtan < a t > tm.net.my
InTerioR deSigneR - "HomE"

God is a designer!!! Designing This Earth with full of Object from the smallest that you can't see 'till the biggest that you could not believe... and all of it has a good function, good reason, good artistic pieces!
More over God is alway's 'PERFECT'

Every Human is a designer!!! B'COZ Human design their own life, either creating a good life or a bad life... Human design is to survive, either in their Soul or Body. Human has a lot potential to Develop their Life into a high level. Human is Amazing in their thinking! Amazing in their life as a designer! and Human is a look like prototype of GOD (well even though is not as perfect as GOD)

Daiz - daiz < a t > daiz.com
Something That You Shouldn't Know - Somewhere in this Fucking Earth!!!

Calatrava- indicates obeys, nevertheless, to precise geometric coordinates, of functional or structural justification. The origin of those forms leaves from a free gesture of noticeable plastic intention, that to make extend the artistic character of the inner activities towards the outside

Prof. John Andrew - well... He is My Design Teacher... So I had no choice than to like Him... hehehe...

David - fna < a t > one.net.au
RMIT Interior Architectural Student - OZ, Melbourne

mode is the best. ayya is the rest

ham - mhamin < a t > hotmail.com
enjoy life - student

Burt Rutan has turned the aviation world on it's ear with his brilliant, economical and beautiful planes.
Nature's power in design has been developed over millions of years and I am constantly amazed at what color and shape combinations can be seen outdoors. Stone, Trees, Sand and Water, clouds etc. Nothing can compare to the scale and beauty of natural things.
Human-wise, DaVinci is awesome for his ability to do so many things well including inventing and not just designing(BIG difference).
C.R. Mackintosh for defying convention and plowing ahead with what he thought was right.
F.L. Wright for being so prolific and outspoken.
J.E. Ruhlmann for some of the most beautiful furniture ever made.
Einstein for giving us the ability to make a molehill out of a mountain. E=mc2!

Karl - ragnarok8 < a t > earthlink.net
Old World Craftsman - San Marino, CA USA

Just look at it

B - design < a t > dkdesigns
staying alive - www.dkdesigns.dk

Because even if you don't know them they are the best designers in the world. The rest of the world can livk their feet

Abdulla - naube < a t > riyan.com.mv
Structural Engineer/Designer - Maldives

scrooge is the richest duck in the world and he's
always getting richer. Sgt. Rock kicks everyones ass.

trent
get rich - minnesota

They fight for the american dream : MONEY, A LOT OF MONEY!

Freddie - zapatak < a t > hotmail.com
Student ,sciense of education, - Verona, Italy

They fight for the american dream : MONEY, A LOT OF MONEY!

Freddie - zapatak < a t > hotmail.com
Student ,sciense of education, - Verona, Italy

leur audace

MaDoc - madoc < a t > worldnet.fr
Webmaster - France

HE CAN DO ANYTHING........TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE

A STUDENT - WWW.CONFUSED.COM
DRAW ALL DAY - MOTOWN

HE CAN DO ANYTHING........TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE

A STUDENT - WWW.CONFUSED.COM
DRAW ALL DAY - MOTOWN

HE CAN DO ANYTHING........TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE TRAVIS FRANCE

A STUDENT - WWW.CONFUSED.COM
DRAW ALL DAY - MOTOWN

BECUASE I AM THE DESIGN GOD OF THE FUTURE AND KNOWBODY IS AS GOOD AS ME. I SAY SO

TRAVIS
AUTO DESIGN STUDENT - DETROIT

because there my perents...

roy - xfiletroy < a t > hotmail.com
progrming - toronto

because there my perents...

roy - xfiletory < a t > hotmail.com
progrming - toronto

green lantern is a symbol of trust and he has really neat powers.

Dwayne - stewart < a t > pwrtc.com
I go to school - Indiana

...because i am the newest brand of young designers
that will take over the Design industry! Make sure you
remember the name! COSMIN

Cosmin! - cosmania < a t > hotmail.com
Industrial Designer - U.S.A.

Modern furniture design

Bo - Dkdesign < a t > bigfoot.com
- Denmark-Copenhagen

i manage to wipe my ass everyday

stinky_fingers

because I manage to wipe my ass everyday! :)

stinky

Their work is probably the most inspirational and diverse that one design firm can produce. They are young, hip and current to all the latest and greatest in lifestyles. They are also suppose to be the best people to work for. If their is a team to watch for in the future, it would probably be these guys.

Dirk and Chad - 102375.660 < a t > compuserve.com
- toronto

Brilliance.

Ed - ewolf < a t > limited.com
Art Director - Columbus, OH

I'm surprised that nobody mentions Hartmut, the founder of frogdesign. Amongst a rare breed of Designers who's truly a legend in his own lifetime. Sensitive, committed and adept- keen thinker/designer/writer. Low-profile but possibly the most successful designwise and moneywise.

Sunil Malhotra - sunilmalhotra < a t > hotmail.com
Industrial Designer - New Delhi - India

Henry Dreyfuss was a true pioneer of industrial design and created some of North America's longest lasting helpmates. He created immortal design classics from thermostats and telephones to tractors and trains. He was one of the first to explore and research ergonomics and anthropometrics which influenced the way we design forever.

SD
Industrial Design - Montreal, Canada

They did all those bad ass russian Movie posters, Soviet poster art of that Era is generally
brilliant anyway, The stenbergs had it down...

Case
Student of art,sales, and alchemy - Spokane Falls Comm. College

They did all those bad ass russian Movie posters, Soviet poster art of that Era is generally
brilliant anyway, The stenbergs had it down...

Case
Student of art,sales, and alchemy - Spokane Falls Comm. College

The best of the world in design

jol
nothing - nothing

Ken...he's good. An educator at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an architect with the soul of a poet...a humble, specific, meticulous, thoughtful, insightful and encouraging person. A genuinely concerned and talented individual, who's very clear about his students NOT becoming the type to "make a living", but to be the best designers they can be. The world masticates it's talent and spits it into the gutter.
Mike...A gifted educator at the Catholic University of America who brings the dead to life with his lectures. A critic/designer whose dogma is firmly rooted in tradition, yet whose suggestions express wonder and admiration for tectonic manipulation. A brilliant, inspirational individual.

C. Sullivan - Something
Student of Architecture - Washington, DC

Ken...he's good. An educator at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an architect with the soul of a poet...a humble, specific, meticulous, thoughtful, insightful and encouraging person. A genuinely concerned and talented individual, who's very clear about his students NOT becoming the type to "make a living", but to be the best designers they can be. The world masticates it's talent and spits it into the gutter.
Mike...A gifted educator at the Catholic University of America who brings the dead to life with his lectures. A critic/designer whose dogma is firmly rooted in tradition, yet whose suggestions express wonder and admiration for tectonic manipulation. A brilliant, inspirational individual.

C. Sullivan - Something
Student of Architecture - Somewhere

they have talent like no other present day designer
they're work incredible! outstanding!...definitely worth
checking out.

Jill - rockonjb < a t > hotmail.com
interior design student - whitby, ontario Canada

1. Designer of the Polyprop chair. Simple affordable egalitarianism. Design with a conscience.

2. Inventor of the Flaming Homer. - Nuff said

coogee
designer - ipswich u.k.

because he designed everything!
gave us the ability to create
images that can speak and teach
let us discover science, art and
the many other things that lets
us think we'er so great.

jen - osborn < a t > hawaii.edu
mom, designer, SSGT, wife, student of life - honolulu

visionarios de su epoca

bob - restrell < a t > netup.cl
diseņo indutrial - chile

PORQUE SON LOS QUE MAS PROBLEMAS DANAL MUNDO...HACEN VENIR MAS GENTE MALA AL PLANETA < a t > < a t > < a t > < a t > < a t >

666 - 444
7777 - 222

well !!!! just take a look at the wonderful
furniture thoose two fantastic designers
made.

conny - conny.sandberg < a t > p3.sr.se
radio producer - sweden

Both seem to give much thought and emotion to the the idea of "place" and both lend a poetic, deeply-felt imagination to building.

John - jmorse < a t > alonline.com
Intern Architect - Birmingham, AL

They get what most of us don't without going on about it.

Enzo - ep < a t > itnet.it
Engineer - Italy

Skyscrapers look best dressed in steel and glass...
And Mies was the master of that domain! The buildings
he put up in Chicago are classics.. I'm in love..

Saul Bass revolutionized the motion picture industry.
He started a trend, wherein any good movie had to hire
a graphic designer to create flashy opening credits!

Wef - wef < a t > wef.net
Computer Programmer / Operator - Chicago

AMBASZ AND CALATRAVA RULES FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.
TO PERCEIVE SUCH CREATIONS REQUIRE GREAT AMOUNTS
OF TALENT. MIGNOLA, ILLUSTRATOR, ALTHOUGH OF A
DIFFERENT FIELD, DESERVES CREDIT FOR HIS
INTERPRETATION OF THE WORLD THROUGH POLYGONS AND
SHADOWS.

Marc-Ryan - mro < a t > freemail.webquest.com
5th year college, Architecture - Manila, Philippines

Papanek for being a visionary and
understanding the future of design.
A man who truly shapes himself to
please the world.

DJ Food for slicing up and serving
the most intoxicating beats that
have passed through these ears.

andrew - seanevans < a t > cyberus.com
Industrial design student - carleton U, ottawa

i thought that the Greenlantern comics with hal jordan where the best comics i'v ever read i like them a lot and then some new funky kid kyle comes in to take his in my mind i think kyle should have left him alone yes i know alen scott told kyle he had to but alan is an old hero no one likes why can't kyle have killed him.. well theres nothing i can do about that i read the funneral issue and thought that it was really good.
i like batman becuase he knows how to think and to get himself out of mess hes real brainy and has that cool cave the cool car and all the real cool gismos on his belt...


BUT HAL JORDAN IS STILL THE BEST...

Karl - Rick < a t > industrynet.net
i'm in school - Michigan

I do not believe in idolatry...

Some Designer
Live

Who else has incorporated the
best designs of all -
the works of nature -
into architecture and design
that is free-flowing, awe-inspiring,
and nonetheless breathetaking?

Tyler - DamageDan < a t > aol.com
student - Chicago IL

They can draw! Boy! can they draw!

M - an727 < a t > freenet.carleton.ca
designer - nyc

They battle the problems of everyday kindergarteners.
Also I love their imagination and wierdness.
Their enemy is life and thats why they're Heros.

Regina - borromeo < a t > ionet.net
I am a student - Oklahoma City

Simple approach to complex situations. Each design is fluid yet percise with no stone left unturned. Human visual and physical comfort has always been a priority. He is the master in my opinion.

Mark - weblord < a t > stimulate.com
Everything - San Mateo, CA

When you look at where design is comming from in these days
and where it has been based, it takes alot of courage to work
from a small market like Chicago.

These two guys are going to put Chicago back on the map.
America needs to be revived, and Chicago is dead. It is for
their courage that they are my heros.

Thanx,
Michelle

Michelle - mpeche < a t > aol.com
Interior Designer - Chicago

Fallingwater is the mark of genius, is Modernism
'.'

Mesh chair, curvy furniture -too beautiful for
words.

Both designers made these things that evoke the
immaterial and elemental..space, weightlessness,
and emotion.

Quentin - q.roper < a t > massey.ac.nz
artist, designer, teacher - New Zealand

They're vision is so clear that it defines new realities.

Sean - Blkhagen < a t > magicnet.net
Industrial Designer - Orlando, FL, USA

From the start of humans life on earth man has created tools and other necesities in order to survive. Darwin's theory does not just relate to animals but to society and how the human race has expanded. Darwin was not just a dude in a white lab coat but a social scientist.

Jennifer
Student studying ID - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Nikola Tesla was one of the, if not the, greatest inventor of
the early 20th century. He invented radio, alternating current
planted the seeds for RADAR, co-discovered x-rays and was rumored
to have developed a death ray.

Phil Hartman (of SNL and NewsRadio fame) used to be a graphic
designer before he became a famous comedian - it's nice to know
designers don't _always_ have to be designers.

ryan
Industrial Design student - Carnegie Mellon University

The Eames did simple but great design. Dr. Nelson is still alive and designing. I worked with him for awhile and learned so much...he inspired me to return to school to become an Industrial designer. He is still whipping out good designs. And he loves what he is doing.

Pam - warnerpa < a t > win.bright.net
Returning student. - Chetek, Wisc.

Because they are good!

Don and John - moveonup < a t > cali.co.uk
not a lot - Scotland

they know what maters and what doesnt....in that order

Lionel - MCurtisrei < a t > aol.com
Art Gallery person - State College Pennsylvania USA

as Nietzsche said there is no real and just truth,
the only truth is none.
the destruction of reality is the new design,
and time can contribuate to this destruction.it
helps voiding the subject from his fonctionnal and
real dimension. this "new object" flyes with its
new life.man can give this new magic life with
his spiritual and artistic power.

paolo - paolo.k < a t > dm.net.lb
architect - lebanon

Those guys that work(ed) for Alessi all have to my
oppinion done a very very very great job in making
all kinds of useable products look beautyfull.

Ettore Sotsass is just one piece of excellence, with
the creation in the Memphis style makes every furniture
piece look happy and bright.

Edwin - e.waasdorp < a t > st.hhs.nl
Industrial Product Design Engeneering - Haagse Hogeschool - Den Haag

They are cool

anon.
design? - NYC

Duchamp, contestataire, anti-conformiste et libre!
Duchamp made the usual seem unnatural, by calling
common objets ¨Fine Art¨
Un urinoir on the wall like a Rembrandt...
And also
Theremin the russian inventor of the Theremin
(synthetizer) who made industrial or techno music
before anybody else (in the 1920's)...
Also because his invention was used in almoste any
Sci-Fi B-Movies of the Fifties...
Depuis, le cosmos n'est plus le meme...  

Marc-Andre - Lacasm < a t > ERE.UMontreal.CA
ID Student - University of Montreal

Ando-san's architecture allows perception of nature,
weather, and spirit. Anyone who thinks that his
buildings are just concrete boxes should read his
books. St.-Ex (wrote 'the little prince' and other
stuff) had such a grip on what it was to be human,
to participate in the immensity of living. Don't you
remember his book? "What is essential is invisible
to the eye."

Sean - skhorita < a t > mailbox.syr.edu
Industrial Design 5th year student - Syracuse University

They are great visionaries and dare to be something most people dare not be:- themselves.

Azrina Zizal - cyber3
Industrial design student - Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

They are gods, true form understanding

Bob
Industrial Designer - The Valley

I am against the idea of design heroes in that too
many designers seem to be more interested in being
celebrities than in doing good work. The best
desgners I know don't have cool names and don't
care about being in the limelight. They just do
their job well. Some seem to deserver their
reputation more than others. There is know way
Tucker Viemeisteris a "ebullient elder wunderkind."
Ambasz, on the other hand, does some incredible work.

Anon.
- midwest

Sotsass for bringing color, whimsy and a sense of humor into household objects.

Wendell Castle for haivng the courage and devotopn to challenge established tradition.

Carla - cdiana < a t > hearst.com
magazine editor - New York, NY

1. Great movie maker
2. Great death dealers

dave - dregalsen < a t > aol.com
Designer - Des Moines

Two great design educators.
Jay developed
our vision to see design's
potential.
Dale brought out the passion
and skills for
acheiving design excellence.

Herbie - velazquez < a t > po4.nmg.sms.siemens.com
Manager, Corporate Design - Siemens Medical Systems; Chicago, IL

i love bradbury thompson's type, but he just died and I'm sad.
lucy sisman, because she's on the cutting edge.

Ann - ann_williams < a t > cecom.com
art director, webziner - warren, mi

sensual renegade futurists wo were able to make their fantasies into reality.

jonathan - jplouie < a t > hotwired.com
DES.DIR - N 37 46 900/ W 122 23 568

they are great

eric - ludlum < a t > core77.com
designer - nyc

Iron man was just a man, Tony Stark,
granted he had a lot of money, but he designed
his own suites and have you seen the things he
can do!! Wow, what an inspiration.
My studio teacher Paul Randal now teaching a ASU is
a great hero in my life. I have a lot to learn but
he is very inspiring and encourages me to work
hard and I'll get where I want to go.

Bill - billiam < a t > imap1.ASU.EDU
Student in Industrial Design - Tempe, Arizona

Because Victor Papnek reminds us of the essence in design, He shows us the root of our quest. Meanwhile Emilio Ambasz takes that essence and enshrouds it with meanings and ironies, he gives poetic presence to the act for which he designs

Eduardo - Garcia
San Antonio, Texas - duende700 < a t > aol.com

Green Lantern: because of his magic ring.
El Santo: the only hero in history without magic powers, who can defeat his enemies
with his bare hands. The only superhero with 52 movies on earth. And prodly the only mexican superheroe

Gerardo Montiel
product designer/photographer - mexico city

The comic art produced by these two geniuses have
more designed objects in them than
you'll find in any museum. And they designed them all!
If only we all could be as prolific!

Kevin - don't got one
Designer - New York