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?
Abell Octovan
Alex Meli
Gastone Rinaldi
Vintage P180 Armchair
Gastone Rinaldi
Design - 65 x 85 x 80 cm Design - 25.6 x 33.5 x 31.5 inch
£3,216
Set of 4 RIMA Pan Am dining chairs
Gastone Rinaldi
Design - 80 x 248 x 62 cm Design - 31.5 x 97.6 x 24.4 inch
£4,823
Gaetano Pesce
Up Du5 and Du6 Armchair and Ottoman
Gaetano Pesce
Design - 103 x 130 x 120 cm Design - 40.6 x 51.2 x 47.2 inch
£4,823
Florence Knoll
Moritz Hacker
Pair of table lamps Nautilus Moritz Hacker ca
Moritz Hacker
Design - 37 x 24 x 14 cm Design - 14.6 x 9.4 x 5.5 inch
£15,899
Franz Hagenauer
Dutch girl with a doll
Franz Hagenauer
Sculpture - 14 x 7 x 5.2 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 2.8 x 2 inch
£1,429
Female bust, early 1980s
Franz Hagenauer
Design - 45 x 27 x 18 cm Design - 17.7 x 10.6 x 7.1 inch
£33,942
Dutch boy with a hat
Franz Hagenauer
Sculpture - 14 x 6.9 x 6.9 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 2.7 x 2.7 inch
£1,429
Dagobert Peche
Mirror Dagobert Peche Wiener Werkstatte ca.
Dagobert Peche
Design - 47.5 x 46 x 9 cm Design - 18.7 x 18.1 x 3.5 inch
£58,059
Aurélien Mole
Xinyi Chen
Equilibrium Series Coffee/Tea Table
Xinyi Chen
Design - 50 x 175 x 40 cm Design - 19.7 x 68.9 x 15.7 inch
£10,719
Jonathan Nkwabi
Makonde Side Table
Jonathan Nkwabi
Design - 80 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 31.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
£12,505
Omary Hamidu Karina
Makonde Sculpture
Omary Hamidu Karina
Design - 90 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 35.4 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
£10,719