FROM PERSONALITIES FOR PERSONALITIES
DESIGN ICONS AND STYLE DIVERSITY
Design Visionary
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck is one of the most well-known creators of our time.
Subversive and poetic, unexpected and free-spirited, rebellious and political, Starck experiments with a mission and a vision: creation, whatever shape it takes, must make life better for the largest number of people possible.
As a vision of a better world, his creations attest a responsibility for society and the environment and a love for humanity.
Starck has been generating “aha” moments and setting international standards with his design since the 1970s. He began collaborating with AXOR on
bathroom design more than 30 years ago.
AXOR Starck, AXOR Starck Organic, AXOR Starck V
Agents of Interaction Design
Barber Osgerby
Internationally celebrated designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their studio in London in 1996 after graduating from the Royal College of Art.
Their multidisciplinary approach explores the boundaries between industrial design, architecture, and art.
In addition to designing furniture and lighting for leading global brands, Barber Osgerby has developed projects ranging from the 2012 Olympic Torch to the UK’s two-pound coin for the Royal Mint, and bespoke seating for Portsmouth Cathedral.
AXOR Archivio, AXOR One
Design Art That Connects People
and Spaces
Jean-Marie Massaud
Since graduating from Paris’ ENSCI-Les Ateliers in 1990, Jean-Marie Massaud has worked on projects in a vast range of scales and contexts.
From a volcano-inspired football stadium in Mexico to a ‘Manned Cloud’ airship concept for ONERA
to award-winning objects for everyday use, his work seeks to renew its subject through a thoughtful reconsideration of the stakes involved and an instinctive quest for elegance and lightness.
Massaud’s unmistakable style provides refreshing stimulation—from product design to architecture. His creations are meant to touch people and provide a better place to live.
AXOR Edge, AXOR Massaud
Master of Elegance
Antonio Citterio
Antonio Citterio has impacted Italian design in a way that few others have. From 1987 to 1996, he collaborated with Terry Dwan, designing buildings in Europe and Japan. In 2000, Citterio founded an interdisciplinary firm for architecture and interior design together with Patricia Viel, which is now named “ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel”, developing projects for luxury hotels, offices and residential complexes worldwide.
Throughout his career, Citterio has been awarded the prestigious Compasso d’Oro-ADI three times, while his designs have been shown at institutions such as the MoMA in NYC and the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris. Antonio Citterio is an
architect, designer, and perfectionist. His signature stands for an effortless mix of classic shapes and high-end materials.
AXOR Citterio, AXOR Citterio E, AXOR Citterio C
Virtuosa of Style Fusion
Patricia Urquiola
A leading voice of contemporary design, Patricia Urquiola was born in Spain and completed her studies in 1989 at the Politecnico di Milano under Achille Castiglione. Her work often triggers emotions by reinterpreting familiar shapes and references.
A recipient of numerous international awards and prizes, Urquiola has been named designer of the year by numerous publications and even designer
of the decade. Her creations appear in various museums and collections, including the MoMA in New York, the Musée des Arts in Paris and the
Triennale Museum in Milan.
AXOR Urquiola
Design For Real Life
Phoenix
As an independent studio, PHOENIX is one of the world’s best addresses for product and interaction design. As designers, they feel a responsibility to reinvent the world we live in. They believe that focusing on the essentials of life and well-being, whether at home, at work, or on the go — is the greatest way to serve people. Creations from PHOENIX are tailored to the real needs and desires of people in their everyday lives — regardless of age, origin or lifestyle.
PHOENIX has worked as a design partner for Hansgrohe since 1987, and with AXOR for over 30 years.
AXOR My Edition, AXOR Uno, AXOR Montreux
Poetic Design From Japan
Nendo
Cutting-edge design by Nendo. Simple. Minimalist. And always unexpected. The creations from the Japanese design studio break with convention. They create that ‘wow’ effect. And are easy to understand.
“Good design is when I can explain my ideas to my grandmother or to a young child.” The architect and designer Oki Sato named his studio after the Japanese word for modelling clay. A clue that his designs are created in a very playful way.
This unusual approach has placed him at the forefront of the international design scene. And made him a design partner of AXOR.
AXOR Showerlamp
The Swedish "Avantgardistes"
Front
Anna Lindgren and Sofia Lagerkvist are two of the founders of Front. A globally sought-after design office and successful design export from Sweden. The avant-gardists are eager to experiment.
Conventional ideas? Throw them overboard. In product design: In the manufacturing process they blur the boundaries between interior design and art.
The cooperation between AXOR and the Front began in 2013 with an AXOR WaterDream. The goal is to reinterpret the shower. An installation of pipes, valves, funnels was created – and thus new archetypes. A water experience in original form. As the best concept for the shower, the AXOR WaterDream by Front 2014 received the coveted "Wallpaper" Design Award.
AXOR Front
