October 28, 2014
10 Emerging Designers Charting New Territories in 2014
Ten emerging designers, handpicked by leading industry figures from around the world
The META-Follies project by London-based architects ecoLogicStudio melds biomorphic form and cloud computing into an interactive installation.
Courtesy ecoLogicStudio
Sound, bio-design, computation, development policy, urbanism—the range of fields that design’s rising stars draw upon in their work is mind-bogglingly diverse. The ten new talents that we have gathered here—each one handpicked by industry leaders, mentors, and critics—dabble in areas that often have little to do with their training.
Among this year’s list are architects who make clothes, and a fashion designer who works much like a scientist. Art is married with landscapes; craft traditions are melded into the contemporary furniture industry; biologists hold key insights for sustainable cities. It is this kind of cross-pollination that will uncover entirely new frontiers for design.
Wrk-shp Nominated by A+R |
Yuri Suzuki Nominated by Issey Miyake |
Jenny Sabin Nominated by Inga Saffron |
Julia King Nominated by Vishaan Chakrabarti |
Iris Van Herpen Nominated by Brooke Hodge |
Chad Rochkind Nominated by Eric Cesal |
Cao Perrot Studio Nominated by Diane Balmori |
Rui Alves Nominated by Jerry Helling |
NLÉ Nominated by Sarah Herda |
EcologicStudio Nominated by Carlo Ratti |
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