Rick Owens Originally from Southern California, Rick Owens currently bases his practice in Paris, where he oversees his own line and also served as Artistic Director for the French fur house Revillon from 2002 through 2006. Using a minimalist palette to accentuate his sculptural designs, Owens’ edgy design sensibility brings a raw, modern elegance to...

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL) is an architecture and design firm that explores the intersection between theory and practice. Founded in 1993 by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David Lewis, the firm is recognized for their attention to detail and craft, inventive use of materials, and close involvement in the installation process. LTL has completed academic, retail,...

PWP Landscape Architecture Principal of Peter Walker and Partners in Berkeley, California, Peter Walker has fifty years of experience in the teaching and practice of landscape architecture. His work explores the relationship of art, culture, and context that is grounded in extensive knowledge of history and tradition, understanding of contemporary needs, and mastery of construction....

Jonathan Ive, Apple Inc. Jonathan Ive is the senior vice president of industrial design at Apple Inc., where since 1996 he has led a product design team widely regarded as one of the industry’s best. Ive’s streamlined design aesthetic, combined with a strong knowledge of the engineering process, has brought design into the public consciousness...

TOMS Shoes by Blake Mycoskie TOMS, slip-on shoes available in vibrant colors and prints, are inspired by the traditional, rope-soled Argentine “alpargata.” Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS in 2006 following a trip to Argentina, where he was struck by the poverty and health issues of the country. During the first year of business alone, TOMS sold...

Charles Harrison Charles Harrison, an industrial designer at Sears, Roebuck & Company for more than three decades, improved the quality of life of millions of Americans through the extraordinary breadth and innovation of his product designs. One of the first African Americans to enter the design field, Harrison began working for Sears in 1961 and...

Michael Bierut Michael Bierut, a partner at the New York design firm Pentagram, has produced an extraordinary body of critical writing and graphic design. Bierut’s ability to articulate and deconstruct the design process has raised the consciousness of an entire field and sparked a national dialogue. A Senior Critic in the graphic-design program at the...

Architecture for Humanity Co-founded in 1999 by Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, Architecture for Humanity connects those affected by humanitarian crises and natural disasters around the globe with an international network of architecture and construction professionals who supply pro bono design services to build housing, clinics, and schools. AFH currently works in twenty-six countries on...

Janna Bullock Janna Bullock is the Founder and Chief Executive of RIGroup, a real-estate development company that focuses on residential, commercial, and hotel properties in the United States and Europe. An advocate for sustainable design and energy-efficient technologies in her building projects, Bullock is also known for her commitment to excellence in the preservation and...