New Talent 2015: Seven Design Minds Pick Seven Innovators to Watch

Amsterdam–based RAAAF studio with a prototype of its project The End of Sitting. 

Courtesy Maarten Kools

An architectural collective, a designer-mystic, a design strategist working for the federal government, and a pair of believers in the power of bottom-up development—all are among this year’s emerging talents. Curators, critics, mentors, and other industry leaders here select seven innovative architects and designers who are developing key strategies for the future. ​

Brynjar Sigurðarson
Nominated by Lidewij Edelkoort
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RAAAF
Nominated by Aaron Betsky
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Sylvain Willenz
​Nominated by Ben Watson

LAB.PRO.FAB
Nominated by Martino Stierli
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Margrethe Odgaard
Nominated by Peter Bonnén
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Sean Baker
Nominated by Fred Dust

Assemble Studio
Nominated by Justin McGuirk
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