25 People Shaping the Future of Design

The next generation of the design world.

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In a recent interview with Wired Magazine, design-legend Hartmut Esslinger said, “Today is what’s thought about long ago. Now today we have to we have to project, think, experiment, prototype the future.” This forward-gazing mantra describes the 25 people included in this feature on those shaping the future of design. This compilation of creatives involves a diverse group of professionals in various points in their career, working in different disciplines, with a range of cultural reaches and impacts. From recent graduates to influential educators to Pritzker Architecture Prize winners to controversial practitioners, each person included works in a future-minded manner, pioneering a new frontier in the world of design. Here's 25 People Shaping the Future of Design.

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Thom Mayne

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Marcus Wendt and Vera-Maria Glahn

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Zaha Hadid

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Tokujin Yoshioka

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Paula Scher

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Edmund Liang

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Massoud Hassani

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Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

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John Maeda

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Stanley Chen

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Greg Lynn

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Ricardo Dominguez

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Iris Van Herpen

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Hella Jongerius

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Bjarke Ingels

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Irma Boom

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Nick Briz

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Thomas Heatherwick

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Philippe Starck

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Walter de Silva

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Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh

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Aaron Koblin

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Jonathan Ive

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Lev Manovich

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Casey Reas

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