Eileen Gray had a predilection for small rooms. She wanted to complicate interiors in a Modernist direction without neglecting comfort, familiarity, sensuality. Thus her architecture and designs strive to be both mobile and livable, articulating both the sedentary feel of the home and the ambulant, i

Clean, De stijl architecture, Elegant, Functional, Intimate, Minimal

Richard Meier's favorite color is white -- the pristine noncolor, or the distillation of all color. He has used white consistently in his pure, geometric sculptures that take in light and bend it or deflect it to create form and space. Adhering to the purist values of Le Corbusier, Meier creates buil

Clean, Composed, Empty, Five architects, Functional

The eminence of Saul Bass is visual rather than verbal, much like his ubiquitous imagery. Controversial when they first appeared, Bass' stunningly spare graphics define the potent, hip, and harsh aesthetic of the '50s and '60s. In his 50-year career Bass left a clear imprint on the communications ind

Clean, Corporate, Illustration, Minimal, Witty

Characterized by a careful combination of linear geometry and gentle curves and arcs, the designs of Hariri & Hariri display a clean, dynamic intensity, tightly structured in its elegance. Inspired by the holistic ideas of Eastern philosophy, the architects strive to integrate space and environment i

Clean, Elegant, Intimate, Sensual, Technology, The new poetics