Sori Yanagi

Japanese, 1915–2011

Potential Influences

Marcel Breuer

American, born Hungary. 1902–1981

Marcel Breuer
Albin Johnson

American, 1887–1964

Albin Johnson
Mogens Lassen

Danish, 1901–1987

Mogens Lassen
Gebrüder Thonet

Austrian, established 1853

Gebrüder Thonet
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott

British, 1865–1945

Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott
Josef Frank

Swedish, born Austria. 1885–1967

Josef Frank
University of California Los Angeles Team

American, 1912–1988

University of California Los Angeles Team
Charles Rennie Mackintosh

British, 1868–1928

Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Otto Wagner

Austrian, 1841–1918

Otto Wagner
René Herbst

French, 1891–1982

René Herbst
Gerald Summers

British, 1899–1967

Gerald Summers
A. Lawrence Kocher

American, 1885–1969

A. Lawrence Kocher

Contemporaries

Alvar Aalto

Finnish, 1898–1976

Alvar Aalto
Ray Eames

American, 1912–1988

Ray Eames
Charles Eames

American, 1907–1978

Charles Eames
Antti Nurmesniemi

Finnish, 1927–2003

Antti Nurmesniemi
Verner Panton

Danish, 1926–1998

Verner Panton
Arne Jacobsen

Danish, 1902–1971

Arne Jacobsen
Jean Prouvé

French, 1901–1984

Jean Prouvé
Bruno Mathsson

Swedish, 1907–1988

Bruno Mathsson
Gerrit Rietveld

Dutch, 1888–1964

Gerrit Rietveld
Giandomenico Belotti

Italian, born 1922

Giandomenico Belotti
Richard Schultz

American, born 1926

Richard Schultz
Poul Kjærholm

Danish, 1929–1980

Poul Kjærholm

Later Artists

Reiko Tanabe

Japanese, born 1934

Reiko Tanabe
Demakersvan

The Netherlands, est. 2004

Demakersvan
Joe Colombo

Italian, 1930–1971

Joe Colombo
James Shaw

British

James Shaw
Marjan van Aubel

Dutch, born 1985

Marjan van Aubel
Judith de Graauw

Dutch, born 1976

Judith de Graauw
Shiro Kuramata

Japanese, 1934–1991

Shiro Kuramata
Giancarlo Piretti

Italian, born 1940

Giancarlo Piretti
Darrell Landrum

American, born 1924

Darrell Landrum
Marco Ferreri

Italian, born 1958

Marco Ferreri
Maarten Van Severen

Belgian, 1956–2005

Maarten Van Severen
Konstantin Grcic

German, born 1965

Konstantin Grcic