Top 100 Inspirations From The Exclusive Design World ranks and recognizes the 100 most successful names and brands in the design world. An exclusive list that gathers the renowned and the emerging, both passionate and geniuses’ names in the most creative and innovative industry of contemporary design. A meticulous and carefully-picked selection that ranges from the best international interior designers to the most exquisite art galleries from all around the globe, that will do the wonders of our most beloved and avid readers.
The Most Amazing International Collectible Designers
Campana Brothers
Inspired by Brazilian street life, the Campana Brothers combine everyday objects with advanced technology to create a specifically Brazilian approach to the exclusive design.
Hervé Van der Straeten
Hervé Van der Straeten constantly explores a graphic purity and makes radical choices in terms of movement, elegance, and unconventional, unexpected expression.
Zhipeng Tan
Zhipeng Tan is a fascinating Chinese master artisan, plastic artist, and designer that dedicates his life to the ancient and endangered technique of lost-wax casting.
Misha Kahn
Misha Kahn‘s approach of exclusive design melds an array of processes, from casting, carving, welding, and weaving, to imaginative and singular modes of production.
Vincenzo De Cotiis
Vincenzo De Cotiis finds inspiration in classical art movements, from the Italian Baroque to the French Impressionists and their transition en plein air.
Mathieu Lehanneur
Mathieu Lehanneur projects transcend the boundaries of any one creative industry, encompassing product design, architecture, craftsmanship, and technology.
Maarten Baas
Maarten Baas is often described as an “author designer,” of which his works lie on the boundaries between art and design. His work is known as rebellious, playful, intellectual, theatrical and artistic.
Nacho Carbonell
Nacho Carbonell is known for his tactile exclusive design approach to sculpture, playing with texture, experimental techniques, and natural materials.
Mattia Bonetti
Mattia Bonetti’s work has been called whimsical, surreal and unique. Consistently merging the boundaries between art and design.
Fredrikson Stallard
Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard are two artists who work together as the collaborative art and design studio Fredrikson Stallard. Their exclusive design furniture and sculptures are recognized as examples of the British avant-garde.
Best Worldwide Art Galleries
Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Carpenters Workshop Gallery produces and exhibits functional sculptures by international rising and already established artists and designers. The art gallery is actively involved in the research and production of the limited-edition works exhibited.
Gallery ALL
As one of the first design galleries from China, Gallery ALL is dedicated to exhibiting unique and limited-edition objects of design, art, and furnishings.
Friedman Benda
Founded in 2007, Friedman Benda has played a vital role in the development of the contemporary design market and education and takes a comprehensive approach to work that intersects the fields of design, craft, and art.
Twenty First Gallery
Twenty First Gallery engages the needs of interior designers, collectors, and private clients. Their pieces are for design enthusiasts who seek collectible, timeless pieces that are handmade to order in limited quantities.
David Gill Gallery
Over the last thirty years, David Gill Gallery has evolved into a global presence, exhibiting in Basel, Dubai, London, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Shanghai. Its vibrant contemporary program features collaborations with leading international Artists, Architects and Designers.
Priveekollektie
Priveekollektie translated private collection, indicates the policy and provenance of the gallery. The name transmits the gallery’s mission: to aid collectors in forming their collections of art and design.
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery aims to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art and exclusive design, presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK.
Galerie Kreo
Galerie Kreo focuses on producing new pieces in collaboration with the world’s most relevant contemporary designers.
Gallery Yves Gastou
A dream originally conceived by the father, Yves, from one discovery to another, which brought him to explore the major trends of 20th century Art Deco, and which he then passed onto his son, Victor, with great harmony.
Rossana Orlandi Gallery
Rossana Orlandi decided to transfer her passion for design as a private collector into an innovative gallery, a platform where to showcase her idea of design and lifestyle.
Best Product Designers Ever
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck became famous since the start of his career in the 80s for his interior design projects, architectural developments and creative designs including modern furniture and fine art pieces that have simple but inventive structures with the most exclusive design.
Sebastian Herkner
Sebastian Herkner is a master because he creates designs that fuse tradition with creativity, modern technology with craftsmanship, always building the contemporary interior design.
India Mahdavi
India Mahdavi’s name is a reflection of the designer herself – exotic, feminine, dramatic. It’s a name that evokes a chic, global sensibility and one that completely captures the essence of her exclusive design pieces.
Kelly Wearstler
Kelly Wearstler is known for mastering the art of blending Art Deco, Hollywood Regency, and Mid-Century Modern styles.
Jaime Hayon
Jaime Hayon’s modern styleand exclusive design are inspired by the skateboard culture and graffiti art, which has become the foundation of the detailed, bold-yet-whimsical imagery so imminent in his work.
Hubert Le Gall
Hubert Le Gall‘s work is a bold combination of sophisticated and playful. Le Gall introduces humor and beauty into everyday life.
Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon is a restless innovator who works mainly in lighting, accessories, and furniture design. From his departure point in the early eighties welding salvaged steel into radical furniture, he has constantly reinvented himself through a series of different design lives.
Studio Job
Studio Job has crafted a body of work that draws upon the classical, popular and contemporary design and highly visual and sculptural art.
Alessandro La Spada
La Spada defines himself as the “Designer With The Manner Of A Craftsman”. With special attention to details and experimental functionalities, he is particularly attracted by the intersection of modern art, contemporary design and ancient crafts.
Marcel Wanders
Iconic, provocative, controversial: as a true humanist, Marcel Wanders created more than 1,900 projects. He works with modern and high-end brands such as Baccarat, Cappellini, Kartell, Louis Vuitton, Poliform, and Swarovski.
Modern Architects Of All Time
Frank Gehry
Gehry established in his field as the auteur billowing forms that seem to defy gravity and the logic of conventional construction methods: the Guggenheim Bilbao remains the finest example of his recognized creations.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Inspired by the low-lying building that dotted the American plains, Wright created the Prairie House style as a reaction to the prevailing Victorian aesthetic, which emphasized dark decor, and busy embellishments both inside and out. One of his iconic creations is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Oscar Niemeyer
The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer was one of the key figures in the development of the midcentury modernist design. His most famous and iconic creation was undoubtedly the civic buildings for Brasília, the planned city that has served as Brazil’s capital since 1960.
Philip Johnson
Noted as the American architect who founded the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Johnson’s architectural works are easily identifiable. The Crystal Cathedral in California is one of his most creative and known projects.
Rem Koolhaas
Rem Koolhaas is one of the most influential architects of his generation, not only as a building designer but also as an architectural theorist. He is best known for the massive Central China Television Headquarters in Beijing, China.
Renzo Piano
The piano is an Italian Pritzker Prize-winning architect. The Shard, Europe’s tallest skyscraper in London, has faced many controversies in its construction, but many feel it has given London a way to join the 21st century.
Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando is a Japanese self-taught architect whose approach to architecture and landscape was categorized by architectural historian Francesco Dal Co as “critical regionalism“. He is the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize, donating all the money from the acclaimed award to the orphans of the Kobe Earthquake. The Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo exhibits some of the key characteristics of Ando’s work – namely the use of raw concrete, dramatic play of natural light, and the interplay of interior and exterior spaces.
Santiago Calatrava
His projects attracted worldwide attention and garnered a reputation for massive cost overruns. Calatrava is one of the most distinctive architects and one of his most iconic creations is the Transit Hub for the World Trade Center.
Siza Vieira
Recognized as one of the best Portuguese architects, Siza Vieira’s work represents a series of experimentation. This is the reason that his work is free of any monotony and every new project brings an air of freshness and innovation with it. Museu Serralves is one of his most remarkable projects.
Zaha Hadid
Zara Hadid was the first woman architect to ever win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The Vitra Fire Station was Hadid’s first opportunity to bring her abstract drawings and paintings to life in a physical form.
Interior Designers From All Over The World
Charles Zana
For twenty years from Paris to London, via Gstaad, Tel Aviv, and Monaco, Charles Zana has shared his taste and expertise in the most beautiful residential and public interiors around the world. Paris-based, the interior designer likes to think he doesn’t have a set aesthetic.
David Collins
David Collins, born in Dublin, was unquestionably one of the best interior designers of his time, had suddenly passed away in 2013. David Collins is best recognized for his luxury restaurant and bar contemporary interior designs that can be found and appreciated all over London and in many places abroad.
Ferris Rafauli
Ferris Rafauli is one of Canada’s leading designers and builders of ultra-luxury estate homes and lifestyles creations. Also known as Drake’s preferred designer, his portfolio of distinctive homes and luxury lifestyle creations made him a favourite among the elite.
Francis Sultana
Francis Sultana distinguishes his work on the use of limited edition pieces and one of a kind art decor objects. The Top Interior Designer from the UK, is the go-to interior designer for international collectors, many of whom have major contemporary art and design collections.
Jean-Louis Deniot
The Paris-base architect and interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot are one of the most influential interior designers of nowadays. Constantly featured in top interior designer lists of prestigious publications such as Elle Decor or Architectural Digest, the designer is known for his eclectic interiors that brilliantly combined classic element with exclusive design.
Ken Fulk
Ken Fulk is a designer of experiences big and small. He is renowned for his layered interiors and over-the-top parties. With a team of 50 “magic makers” to help bring his ideas to life, Ken Fulk leads a team of architects, designers, branding and event specialists in both San Francisco and New York.
Oitoemponto
Based in Porto, Portugal, Ointoemponto enjoys pampering its refined clientele with exclusive design interiors. Vintage glamour and modern flamboyance define the work of Jacques Bec and Artur Miranda.
Rafael de Cárdenas
Born in Cuba and raised in Manhattan Rafael De Cárdenas was once described as “a renaissance man with an intrinsic sense for colour”. Rafael De Cárdenas is an architect and interior designer who, in his own eclectic way, has redefined the modern interior, after an architecture education at UCLA.
Ryan Korban
Specializing mainly in retail and luxury interior design, Ryan Korban has been responsible for fashion designer houses like Balenciaga and Alexander Wang, for example. And, he has also worked with huge names from the film and fashion industries, such as James Franco, Jessica Stam, and Vanessa Traina.
Yabu Pushelberg
George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg founded Yabu Pushelberg Studio more than 30 years ago. With studios in Toronto and New York and current projects in over 16 countries, it is one of the globally leading studios. Working with contemporary design projects they’re mostly known for their exclusive designs in retail, hotel and hospitality industries.
Contemporary Interior Design Projects
The Trump Tower by HBA Singapore
Located in the marvellous city of Mumbai, India, the imposing Trump Tower is renovated and it claims to present a new, modern style. The refined work of the Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) and its team of interior designers and architects is miraculous and as a result, the Trump Organization will be possessing a new, unique, contemporary venue.
The Mondrian Doha by Marcel Wanders
Hotel Mondrian Doha opened on October 2017 in the city’s West Bay Lagoon neighbourhood, brings the up-all-night intensity, energy, and Sunset Strip vibe of the original Hollywood Mondrian to the West Bay Lagoon neighbourhood of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. In collaboration with Marcel Wanders, the interior design project of this luxury hotel is a mesmerizing place that will be indifferent to none.
Madonna’s Luxury Penthouse in Tel Aviv by Richard Meier
Designed by Pritzker prize-winning top architect Richard Meier whose previous achievements include the Barcelona Museum of Art and the Getty Centre in Los Angeles, this exclusive design project is a great synonym of a glamorous luxury lifestyle.
Palms Casino Resort Hotel Suite by Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst created a $100,000-per-night hotel suite in Las Vegas. Sharks suspended hanging from the ceiling, graphics of oversized pills and floors patterned with butterflies are waiting to welcome the most high-end guests in this hotel suite. British artist, Damien Hirst, planned this interior design project for the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Chelsea Pied-à-Terre Apartment by Stad Architecture
Downtown Manhattan, Stad Architecture created a lush green landscape Interior Design project inside this minimal apartment. The owners wanted to bring a bit of nature into the city that never sleeps.
Russian Contemporary Apartment by Ekaterina Lashmanova
Posh, sharp, glamorous is how we could describe the stylish and fresh this exclusive design by Ekaterina Lashmanova, a residential apartment for a young family. The refined work of Ekaterina Lashmanova, through an attentive dedication to details, reaches its apogee within this design project, flowing into an inspiring bold apartment in the imposing city of Moscow, Russia.
Ricky Martin’s Home in Beverly Hills by Nate Berkus
Ricky Martin’s Beverly Hills home is a modern, vibrant, and warm space that combines simple, neutral elements with splendid bursts of color and shine. With an exclusive design by Nate Berkus, a top interior designer, this expensive home is flawless for two artists, of course, but also for two active and energetic boys, their twin sons Matteo and Valentino.
Modern Los Angeles House by Grant Kirkpatrick of KAA Design
With its transparent walls, this exclusive design modern house seems to emerge from the hill, inspired by the “Case Study Houses” of the 50s. Grant Kirkpatrick, the architect of KAA Design has turned a hill in Los Angeles into an architectural jewel designed for a family.
A Living Art Gallery, Stunning Interior Design Project by KPDO
This penthouse is a living museum and contrasts beautifully with the grey skyline of Melbourne. This was the first the residence of Robert Holmes à Court, an Australian businessman who became Australia’s first billionaire. When art collector Greg Hargrave acquired it, he requested to the design studio of KPDO to leave it completely exposed to reconstruct it completely.
Minimalist and Modern Apartment in Paris by Agence Daphné Sawn
A historic office building has been redesigned into an expensive and modern apartment in the centre of Paris with ample spaces punctuated by contemporary design furniture with classic touches. The old building dating from the time of Haussmann, made history in the urban architecture of France, known for modernizing the city at the beginning of the last century.
Best Craftsmanship Techniques in Contemporary Design
Azulejo
Azulejos is a traditional and ancient art popular in Spain and Portugal. It involves a specific way of hand painting tin-glazed ceramic tilework, usually with blue or yellow paint. These marvelous artworks can be found both indoors and outdoors, especially in churches, palaces, schools, restaurants, bars, hospitals, subway stations and even in some ordinary houses.
Wood Carving
Wood Carving by hand involves numerous methods and tools to turn the original raw piece into a finished work of art. Wood is a very light material that can take very fine detail and it’s easier to sculpt than stone. Being an easy material to find in nature and due to its versatility, it was always a favorite for artists and master artisans.
Gilding
Gilding, and Leaf Gilding specifically, is one of the most luxurious crafting techniques. It is a decorative technique in which master artisans apply a very thin coating of metal, usually gold, to solid surfaces such as metal, wood, porcelain, or stone. A gilded object is also known as gilt. Metal is the most common surface to be gilded.
Filigree
Filigree is one of the most delicate types of jewelry metalwork, which generally uses precious metals, like gold and silver, in art pieces created with small and detailed beads and twisted threads fused together or onto an object. Its fragility often makes us remember the texture of lace. Traditionally, this technique is connected to exclusive design and fine craftsmanship.
Marquetry
Many times invoked as one of the oldest arts of humankind, the ancient art of marquetry has been attracting the interest of artists and designers over the years. The word marquetry derivates from French marqueterie. The early use of wood veneers for decorative purposes dates to ancient Egypt, although there isn’t much evidence of that.
Embroidery
Embroidery is a craftsmanship technique which allows decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. It may also incorporate other supplies such as pearls, beads, feathers, and crystals. In modern days, embroidery is usually be seen in exclusive design fashion collections. Embroidery is available with a wide variety of thread or yarn color.
Bobbing Lace
Bobbin lace, also known as Renda de Bilros, is an ex-libris of Portuguese textiles tradition, typically from fishing areas of the coast, especially inVila do Conde and Peniche. The meticulously handcrafted technique of Bobbin lace is produced by the successive crossing or interspersed of textile yarns, executed on the pike and with the aid of pins and bobbins.
Haute Horlogerie
Watchmakers are almost magicians capable of unimaginable wonders. These master artisans focused on the art of watchmaking, create and repair our loved watches. Their craftsmanship talent is mesmerizing, and it is surprising how their hands can craft such tiny pieces that compose Haute Horlogerie.
Glasswork
Glasswork or glass art refers to individual works of art that are substantially or wholly made of glass. It ranges in size from monumental works and installation pieces to wall hangings and windows to works of art made in studios and factories, including glass jewelry and exclusive design furniture.
Hand Painting
The delicate art of hand painting can be applied to any medium and form of art. This beautiful and ancient technique is used in both renaissance masterpieces and contemporary design alike. It can be used in many ways, and because it’s made by hand, no piece will be exactly alike, creating true exclusive design pieces.
Luxury Furniture Brands
Fendi Casa
Fendi Casa offers ideal exclusive design furnishing solutions for both residential and hospitality environments. Seamlessly integrating contemporary advancements with timeless details, the collection adds an elegant and inviting ambiance.
Versace Home
Spectacular high-quality furniture for living room, Versace Home is the epitome of one of the most fashionable design trends in modern interior fashion.
Fratelli Boffi
Fratelli Boffi is a company characterized by 2 strong souls: the first one devoted to research, experimenting all possible paths; the second one, instead expresses itself pre-eminently in collective spaces and on the whole, in the contract sector, with tailor-made projects, tightly holding to the past previous collections which, on the other hand, formed the catalog framework.
Boca do Lobo
Boca do Lobo’s exclusive furniture is an emotional experience, a sense of belonging and a state of mind. The brand strives to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal.
Ralph Pucci
Ralph Pucci International is a luxury furniture, lighting and mannequin company based in New York City. What began as a family business in the 1950s fabricating mannequins has grown to a gallery and showroom regarded as one of the best in the world, with outposts now in Miami and in Los Angeles gallery that opened in March 2017.
Fornasetti
Fornasetti is an Italian design decorative arts company. A whimsical place where craftsmanship meets design, producing timeless handmade creations that inspire anyone that is a design admirer.
Roche Bobois
Roche Bobois offers a broad range of exclusive made-to-order designs, manufactured with a high level of customization in small European workshops.
Edra
Edra is the evolution of modern technology and artistic tradition. The production is the result of a blend of talent for invention, specialized craftsmanship, research on innovative technologies and materials.
Roberto Cavalli Home
Pieces made of modern new materials, textures, and combinations which are functional and pleasing to the eye, that is how Roberto Cavalli Home’s exclusive design furniture is described. Items that feature excellent craftsmanship, high-quality and meticulous attention to details.
Seletti
Seletti’s collections containing art blended with daily life icons, send a message of shape and function, conveying to its customers a vision for a unique, personal and fun lifestyle.
Top 10 Luxury Brands From All Around The World
Rolls Royce
Rolls-Royce has remained one of the most famous names in engineering throughout the design world. The company is renowned for supreme quality, exquisite hand craftsmanship and attention to the finest detail.
Gucci
Gucci values themselves on their craftsmanship. The design brand is the biggest-selling Italian brand and known for its handbags and leather goods.
Chanel
Fashion designer Coco Chanel, born in 1883, in France, is famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits, and little black dresses.
Dior
Since its first launch in 1947, the brand, Dior, has continued to assert its vision through elegant, structured, and infinitely feminine collections.
Hermés
Hermés is a fashion house steeped in history and tradition. Family-owned for five generations, the label is a symbol of class worldwide. From beginnings in saddlery and fine equestrian leather goods, Hermés today are best known for their handbags as well as a range of other superior items.
Harry Winston
The creation of a Harry Winston jewel begins with a study of the extraordinary, the finest diamonds and the rarest gemstones in the world. Expertly chosen for their superlative quality, these luminous stones are the sparks that ignite the imaginations of Harry Winston designers and craftsmen, who work closely together to transform each gem into collective works of art.
Bulgari
BVLGARI’s name has today become emblematic of Italian excellence. Creating a highly distinctive style that celebrates its rich Roman history, BVLGARI can blend modernity with classicism.
Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe is generally regarded as the top brand among all major Swiss watch manufacturers.
Dolce&Gabbana
Dolce&Gabbana specializes in luxury items inspired by high-designs and is more formal and ‘timeless’, responding to long-term trends as well as seasonal changes.
Rémy Martin
For three centuries, the Rémy Martin House has been dedicated to producing harmonious, complex and opulent cognac of the most exceptional quality.
Must-Visit Design Places All Around The World
Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design
Berlin’s Bauhaus-Archiv holds the world’s largest collection related to the history of the Bauhaus, the 20th century’s most important school of architecture, design, and art.
Design Museum Holon
The Design Museum Holon, located a 10-minute drive from the heart of bustling Tel Aviv, celebrates historic and contemporary design from Israel, from fashion and textiles to industrial works. The venue is noted for its bold red swirling exterior designed by Israeli-born/London-trained architect Ron Arad, whose designs feature abstract shapes.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
The Zaha Hadid-designed futuristic structure, featuring a curvaceous metallic façade that is lit up by night, is one of Seoul’s great modern landmarks. The grounds of the multicultural complex houses art and design venues including a design museum and other galleries/exhibition spaces, design shops, plus an eco-friendly park.
Fondazione Prada
Comprising mostly of works from the 20th and 21st centuries, this is a great place to visit in case you’re searching for art exhibitions from great contemporary artists.
La Triennale di Milano
The design and art venue set in the Palazzo dell’Arte building of Milan explores innovation in contemporary Italian design, architecture, urban planning, media art, and music. The museum also hosts the annual Milan Triennale showcase.
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace is one of London’s oldest markets. The history of the Leadenhall Market goes back to the 14th century and nowadays it is one of the most popular places for design lovers.
London Design Museum
The Design Museum is a museum in Kensington, London, which covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018 the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award.
Museum of Modern Art
Considered to be one of the best museums of modern art in the entire world, if not the best, MoMA is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and inspires its outstanding contemporary art.
New York Design Center
Here you can find a large number of showrooms and design firms, a fine source of exclusive design or simply can just an abode of inspiration.
Vitra Design Museum
The museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, designed by acclaimed American architect Frank Gehry, features a striking exterior embodying the architect’s signature sculptural abstract style. Vitra’s permanent collection has an archive of nearly 20,000 objects, from furniture to light fixtures, highlighting exclusive design from the 1800s to the present.