A thoroughly contemporary lounge chair with anthropomorphous qualities, Newson's creation recalls a time when full, soft bodies were all the rage. His steel imitates the torso's contours and curves, which doesn't, however, equal high comfort. In fact, the chair almost demands a sitter with the same b

Biomorphic, Clean, Hi-tech, Late modern, Round

Zittel specializes in creating compartmentalized living units, fully functional microcosms that could actually well serve the space constraints on an overpopulated planet. These pieces are somehow simultaneously absurd, satiric, and functional: in a sense Zittel is more preoccupied with design than w

Clever, Domestic, Functional, Quirky, Round

Known as the experimental and uncompromising bad boy of post-war Danish design, Verner Panton pushed the design envelope as far as he could. He used steel wire frames and molded plastic like no designer before him. And then there were the textiles. Panton created total atmospheric experiences; his fa

Biomorphic, Bubblicious, Pop/surrealism/anti-design, Psychedelic, Round, Trippy

Slinky, kinky, and plastic. These are the descriptors that Joe Colombo's version of a utopian space-age future calls to mind. In the 1960s, sci-fi fantasies gave rise to molded curves, tubular furniture, and synthetic fabrics. The Italians and Scandinavians were at the forefront of the design revolut

Fantastic, Playful, Pop/surrealism/anti-design, Quirky, Round