American Object Makers

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Chris Schanck

Credentials: BFA in Sculpture, School of Visual Arts; MFA in Design, Cranbrook Academy of Art
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Based: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisschanck/

The Eye of the Little God, 2022

Oubliette Bar, 2019

Concretion, 2021

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Peter Shire

Credentials: Chouinard Art Institute, ceramics; Memphis Group founding member
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

Echo Park Pottery: https://www.echoparkpottery.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petershire/

Brazil

Big Sur

Laurel

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The Haas Brothers

Credentials: Simon Haas, Rhode Island School of Design (painting); Nikolai Haas, music
From: Austin, Texas, USA
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

The Haas Brothers: http://www.thehaasbrothers.com/
R & Company: https://r-and-company.com/designers/haas-brothers/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehaasbrothers/
X: https://x.com/TheHaasBrothers

Unique Beast settee

Hex Lamp

Ch’Amanda Lear

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Mira Nakashima

Credentials: Harvard University, undergraduate degree in Architectural Sciences and General Studies; Waseda University, master’s degree in Architecture; President and Creative Director, George Nakashima Woodworkers
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Based: New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Discipline: Furniture

George Nakashima Woodworkers: https://nakashimawoodworkers.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nakashimawoodworkers/
X: https://x.com/georgenakashima

Pool House Prototype

Nakashima Reading Room

Process Book

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Johnny Swing

Credentials: BS in fine arts, Skidmore College; Class 1 Structural Steel Welding License #6120
From: Salisbury, Connecticut, USA
Based: Brookline, Vermont, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Website: https://johnnyswing.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnyswing/

Murmuration

Nickel Couch

All the King’s Men

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Tom Loeser

Credentials: BA, Haverford College; BFA, Boston University; MFA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; former head of the wood/furniture area, University of Wisconsin-Madison
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Based: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Website: https://www.tomloeser.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomloeser/

Folding Chairs

Switchback

Chesterbench

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Robert Earl Paige

Credentials: BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1962); former interior designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Based: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Industrial Design

Salon 94 Design: https://salon94design.com/artists/robert-earl-paige/

Composition #2

Fahara: Chicago in View

Dakkabar Collection

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Nolen Niu

Credentials: ArtCenter College of Design, BS 1999 Product Design
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Furniture

Website: https://www.artcenter.edu/about/support/storyboard/nolen-niu.html
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nolenniu/

Divide

Herda

Fold

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Scott Wilson

Credentials: Rochester Institute of Technology, industrial design, class of 1991
Based: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Hardware

Website: https://www.idsa.org/profile/scott-wilson/
MNML: https://mnml.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnml_dsgn/

TikTok + LunaTik

EPIK

Ooba

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Tucker Viemeister

Credentials: Pratt Institute, Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID)
From: Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Based: New York, New York, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design

Viemeister Industries: https://www.viemeisterindustries.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuckerviemeister/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tucker-viemeister-9941711/

Microsoft voting machine

OXO GoodGrips peeler with Smart Design

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with Rockwell Group

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Dan Formosa

Credentials: Bachelors in Industrial Design, Syracuse University; Masters in Ergonomics and Biomechanics, New York University; PhD, New York University; co-founder of Smart Design
From: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Based: Piermont, New York, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Automotive Design

Website: https://danformosa.com/
ThinkActHuman: https://thinkacthuman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danformosa/
X: https://x.com/danformosa

Ford SmartGauge with Eco Drive

DialPak III

OXO Good Grips

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Brendan Ravenhill

Credentials: Sculpture, Oberlin College; master’s degree in Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
From: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design

Website: https://ravenhillstudio.com/pages/brendan-ravenhill
Ravenhill Studio: https://ravenhillstudio.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanravenhill/

Float Pendant

Peek Sconce

Grain Drum 14 Pendant

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Cas Holman

Credentials: Former Associate Professor of Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design
Based: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Discipline: Toy Design

Website: https://casholman.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casholman/

Rigamajig

Geemo

Imagination Playground

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Chuck Pelly

Credentials: Chief Creative Officer, Intersection-Inc.; IDSA Fellow since 1994
Based: San Diego, California, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Furniture, Automotive Design

Website: https://www.chuckpelly.com/
Intersection-Inc.: https://www.intersection-inc.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-pelly-63164211

Scarab

Chaparral

Magna ‘Badlander’ Torrero 2

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Franz von Holzhausen

Credentials: ArtCenter College of Design, BS in Transportation Design (1992); Chief Designer, Tesla
From: Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
Based: Los Angeles, California, USA
Discipline: Industrial Design, Automotive Design

Website: https://www.artcenter.edu/about/get-to-know-artcenter/people/franz-von-holzhausen.html
X: https://x.com/woodhaus2

Tesla Model 3

Tesla Model X

2024 Tesla Cybertruck

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Ralph Gilles

Credentials: BFA in Industrial Design, College for Creative Studies; Chief Design Officer, Stellantis
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Based: Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Discipline: Automotive Design

Website: https://blog.stellantisnorthamerica.com/author/ralph-gilles/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ralphgilles/
X: https://x.com/RalphGilles

2005 Chrysler 300

SRT Viper

2006 Dodge Charger

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Ivy Ross

Credentials: Chief Design Officer for Consumer Devices at Google
From: Yonkers, New York, USA
Based: Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Discipline: Hardware, Industrial Design

Website: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/ivy-ross-4146
Google Design: https://design.google/

A Space for Being

Ello Creation System

Small Wonders

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Anna Karlin

Credentials: Visual Communication, Glasgow School of Art; Central Saint Martins School
From: London, England
Based: New York, New York, USA
Discipline: Furniture, Lighting

Anna Karlin: https://annakarlin.com/

Sketch Light - Large

Handkerchief Light