Portraits of designers, artists and contemporary makers. HART highlights creative minds shaping the world of design with style, innovation and craftsmanship. Interviews, studio visits and behind-the-scenes stories reveal the soul behind the work.
For them, furniture should embrace the human body instead of constraining it. Their forms are fluid, rounded, inspired by nature, made possible by technical innovations in molded plywood, fiberglass and injection-molded plastic. This research fits perfectly within the logic of organic design, where industrial technology serves natural forms and universal comfort. Charles (1907–1978) and Ray…
Eero Saarinen: The Sculptor of American Modernity Eero Saarinen, an iconic designer and architect, is renowned for his organic designs, which seamlessly blend form and function. In the 1950s, as America discovered its triumphant industrial power, one man was sketching the future with the fluidity of a sculptural gesture. Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) embodied that generation…
Matali Crasset: The Architect of Modular Daily Life Who is Matali Crasset? The design of Nathalie Crasset, known as Matali Crasset, emerged in the 1990s around highly eclectic themes, notably the rejection of pure form and the exploration of new functional approaches. Her work is organized around three fundamental principles: modularity, appropriation and flexibility, which…
