Entries from June 2009

June 8, 2009

Great Designer :: Constance Spry

Constance Spry
Florist, Author + Social Reformer (1886-1960)
As a florist, social reformer, teacher and best-selling author, CONSTANCE SPRY (1886-1960) democratised home-making in mid-20th century Britain by teaching millions of people that – with a little imagination – they could beautify their homes with flowers plucked from hedgerows and scraps of wasteland.

June 5, 2009

Great Designer :: Enzo Mari

Enzo Mari
Product + Furniture Designer (1932-)
One of the most thoughtful and intellectually provocative Italian designers of the late 20th century, ENZO MARI (1932-) has proved as influential to younger generations of designers as to his peers as a writer, teacher, artist and designer of products, furniture and puzzle games.