Maison & Objet has revealed its Designers of the Year — which includes brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana, originally from the Brazilian city of Brotas; French designer Hubert le Gall; and Tokujin Yoshioka from Japan.
Humberto and Fernando Campana first came into the design world with an exhibition of iron chairs in San Paulo in 1989 and have since been awarded the Special Prize at the Brazilian House Museum in 2011 and were named Designer of the Year 2008 at Design Miami.
Hubert le Gall originally trained as a visual artist and is known for working with a diverse range of materials, including bronze and glass, to produce what has been described as “sculptural furniture.” This year he has been appointed lead designer at Maison & Objet’s ‘scenes d’interieur’ section of the exhibition.
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka (work featured above) has examples of his work permanently displayed at prestigious museums around the world including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. His work has been described as “transcending the boundaries of product design, architecture and exhibition installation” and he has been honored with numerous accolades including 2007 ‘Designer of the Year’ at Design Miami, Elle Deco International Design Awards – Designer of the Year in 2009 and Artist of the Year at the Tokyo Design Art and Environmental Awards 2010.
A selection of work from each of these will be on display throughout the duration of Maison & Objet, one of the most influential interior design shows, which runs January 20-24 at the Villepinte exhibition center in Paris, France.