Kenzo Tange's career began with a rather daunting task: the rebuilding of Hiroshima after World War II. His country had seen the greatest single destruction of the twentieth century with the dropping of the atomic bomb. Tange seized upon this tragic event, transforming it into one of his greatest cre

Contemplative, Metabolism and the japanese new wave, Organic, Pioneering, Urban

The name of the architectural offices of Vastu-Shilpa Consultants, "Sangath," translates into "moving together through participation." The workspace's appellation is telling, as is the title of the group itself; Vastu Shilpa means "design of environment." In case it's not already painfully obvious, t

Environmental architecture, Functional, Modernist architecture, Organic, Political, Pristine, Sincere

After making an impromptu debut as a two-year-old reciting religious verse on her father's music hall stage, it seems almost inevitable that Loie (then Louise) Fuller would become the toast of the Paris stage by the turn of the century. In her dances, she transformed herself into flowers, birds, flam

Elegant, Ethereal, Organic, Sensual

"Form follows emotion" is one of the maxims that informs Ross Lovegrove's designs. Born in Wales, he received his training as an industrial designer at Manchester Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art, then joined Frog Design Germany. At the start of the '90s Lovegrove opened his own office, Studi

Charming, Clean, High tech furniture, Late modern, Organic, Political, Sensual