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Philippe Starck
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Philippe Starck sketched the spider-legged Juicy Salif lemon squeezer for Alessi in 1990 on a napkin over a plate of squid, and it became a symbol of design as sculpture, though Starck himself joked that it was meant to start conversations rather than squeeze lemons. His transparent Louis Ghost chair for Kartell and toothbrushes, kettles and hotel interiors made designer goods familiar in high-street shops.
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James Dyson
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James Dyson built 5,127 prototypes between 1979 and 1984 of a bagless vacuum cleaner using cyclonic separation, inspired by a sawmill's dust extractor. After licensing it in Japan as the pink G-Force, he launched the DC01 in Britain in 1993 with a see-through bin that showed the dirt, a deliberate design choice. His company's later hand dryers, fans and hair dryers spread the same exposed-engineering look.
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Jony Ive
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Jony Ive led Apple's industrial design team, whose translucent Bondi Blue iMac of 1998 made computers colourful and approachable, followed by the iPod, iPhone and MacBook. He stressed that the work was collective, from a small studio of designers with engineers and manufacturers in China. After leaving Apple in 2019 he founded LoveFrom, and since 2025 has been designing AI hardware for OpenAI.
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Naoto Fukasawa
Naoto Fukasawa designed the wall-mounted CD player for Muji in 1999, a square speaker that starts playing when you pull its cord, like a kitchen extractor fan. His idea of "without thought", designing objects people use without having to think, runs through his electrical goods for Muji and the ±0 brand, including kettles, humidifiers and toasters. He became Muji's design adviser in 2002.
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