Designers
Art and design have been used synonymously for as long as they've been around, and for good reason. The two go hand-in-hand, but while fine art encompasses a wide breadth of mediums, from painting to photography, textiles and design objects, design itself is more specific. Design speaks to an object or activity that surrounds solving a problem and typically requires user interaction. As long as there has been design, there has been art. And behind every design creation is its designer.
From the ornate furniture pieces of the Baroque period, to the sleek utilitarianism of mid-century modern objects, artists have always made the mundane beautiful. Here, Artsper introduces you to our selection of designers doing just that. Explore Anacleto Spazzapan's moving chairs, Alex Hodge's ceramic cups, Junior Fritz Jacquet's floral lights and so much more.
Discover the everyday objects that these designers have made stunningly unique, covering movements ranging from Art Nouveau to Arts and Crafts and even Constructivism. Who said designers had to play by the rules?
Maud Merouze
Breakfast in the sand
Maud Merouze
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch
$933
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Tennis player
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Sculpture - 28 x 27 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 10.6 x 3.1 inch
$5,057
Two liqueur bowls
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Design - 14 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm Design - 5.5 x 2.2 x 2.2 inch
$2,697
Pair of candelabra
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Design - 34 x 25 x 9.5 cm Design - 13.4 x 9.8 x 3.7 inch
$13,484
Bird shaped bowl
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Design - 16 x 27 x 12 cm Design - 6.3 x 10.6 x 4.7 inch
$6,180
Louis Sclafani
Fish Monger Study II - Deconstructed Portrait using Glass and Metal
Louis Sclafani
Sculpture - 35.6 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 14 x 7 x 6 inch
$7,000
Duccio Maria Gambi
Jeunesse stool green
Duccio Maria Gambi
Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm Design - 16.9 x 16.3 x 12.6 inch
$4,719
Jeunesse stool orange
Duccio Maria Gambi
Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm Design - 16.9 x 16.3 x 12.6 inch
$4,101
Jeunesse stool wenge
Duccio Maria Gambi
Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm Design - 16.9 x 16.3 x 12.6 inch
$4,101
Pierre Demonchaux
Convoyeur VII
Pierre Demonchaux
Sculpture - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,247
Miroir Convoyeur II (PDE21)
Pierre Demonchaux
Design - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$674
Convoyeur III (PDE24)
Pierre Demonchaux
Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 3 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,517
Le passage I (PDE58)
Pierre Demonchaux
Sculpture - 91 x 93 x 3 cm Sculpture - 35.8 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,686
Codde-barres (PDE61)
Pierre Demonchaux
Sculpture - 36 x 99 x 3 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 39 x 1.2 inch
$674
Monica Madotto
Goccia Freeform Custom Handmade Mirror with Gold Luster
Monica Madotto
Design - 108 x 42 x 1 cm Design - 42.5 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,500
Onda, Oval Custom Handmade Color Mirror One of a Kind
Monica Madotto
Design - 74 x 95 x 1.58 cm Design - 29.1 x 37.4 x 0.6 inch
$4,500
Goccia Freeform Custom Handmade Mirror with Gray Luster
Monica Madotto
Design - 108 x 42 x 2 cm Design - 42.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,500
Trio hand-colored mirror - Oval shape
Monica Madotto
Design - 119.9 x 69.9 x 5.5 cm Design - 47.2 x 27.5 x 2.15 inch
$6,500
Duo Round Custom Mirror, Handmade Color Mirror Made in Italy
Monica Madotto
Design - 80 x 80 x 5.1 cm Design - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$5,600
Alessandro Mendini
Yinka Ilori
If you can dream then anything is possible
Yinka Ilori
Design - 204.5 x 152.4 x 4.1 cm Design - 80.5 x 60 x 1.6 inch
$145
United we stand united we fall
Yinka Ilori
Design - 204.5 x 152.4 x 4.1 cm Design - 80.5 x 60 x 1.6 inch
$145
You are my world loving you is easy
Yinka Ilori
Design - 204.5 x 152.4 x 4.1 cm Design - 80.5 x 60 x 1.6 inch
$392
Arun A.
Majestic Standing Horse
Arun A.
Sculpture - 218 x 66 x 256 cm Sculpture - 85.8 x 26 x 100.8 inch
$23,597
Henry Taylor
Ciceley and Miles Visit the Obamas Hand-signed
Henry Taylor
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$1,405