Magis SpA is a made-in-Italy design company founded by Eugenio Perazza in 1976 in Motta di Livenza (TV). It embraces the creativity of leading global designers (Richard Sapper, Jasper Morrison, Stefano Giovannoni, Marc Newson, Konstantin Grcic, Ron Arad, the Bouroullecs, Robin Day, Pierre Paulin, Jerszy Seymour, Naoto Fukasawa, Thomas Heatherwick and many others) and channels it towards objects perched on the cutting edge. The Magis catalogue includes a wide variety of furniture and home decor items, including chairs, stools, tables, shelving systems, accessories, and more.

BarberOsgerby has developed furniture and product collections for leading manufacturers and clients such as Magis, Authentics, Venini, Swarovski, Flos and Established & Sons.

Konstantin Grcic is a German industrial designer known for harnessing new technologies and materials to create stunning works of modern design. Born in 1965, he apprenticed as a cabinet maker at Parnham College in the UK before studying industrial design at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1991, he founded KGID, Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design. His work has includes the MAYDAY lamp for Flos, Miura barstool and Myto cantilever chair for Plank, and Chair One and 360 Containers for Magis in addition to creations for Lassicon, Krups, Moroso, Vitra, Luminaire, and Muji. He lives and works in Munich.

Philippe Starck believes that creation must improve people’s lives. This notion pushes the designer in all of his pursuits, from designing everyday products like kitchen tools and lighting to grander projects like mega yachts and wind turbines. As an inventor, creator, architect, designer, and artistic director, Philippe Starck is a versatile artist who is focused on changing the world. Starck has completed thousands of projects, and has designed for renowned companies like Kartell, Flos, Magis, Baccarat, Vitra, Alessi, and many more. Starck was the first French man to be invited to speak at the TED conferences, and has been featured in various museum exhibitions including the Guggenheim and MoMa in New York. In the course of his celebrated design career, Starck has earned many awards and decorations.

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders is a master of all mediums. Born in July 2, 1963, he studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven—which has also produced designers like Dror Behshetrit, Tord Boontje, Bertjan Pot, and Piet Hein Eek—and came onto the design scene in 1996 with his Knotted chair for Droog. Since then, he has plates and pillows for B&B Italia, tubs and sinks for Boffi, lamps for Flos, and stools and chairs for Magis. Today, he is the art director and co-owner of Moooi, founded in 2000, and has broadened his reach into interior and architectural design for stores and hotels around the world as well as private residents in Jakarta and Amsterdam, among others.

Born in La Spezia in 1954, Stefano Giovannoni graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Florence in 1978. He lives and works in Milan. From 1979 to 1991, he held teaching and research at the Faculty of Architecture in Florence. As an industrial and interior designer and architect, Giovannoni specializes in plastic products. He has worked with companies such as Alessi, Fiat, Hannspree, Hanssem, Helit, Honeywell, Laufen, L 'Oreal, Magis, Maletti, Better, Moooi, Nissan, Promelit, Pulsar, Samsung, Seiko, Siemens, Skitsch, Sodastream, Toto, and more.

Giulio Iacchetti has been immersed in the industrial design world since 1992. He designs for many brands including: Abet Laminati, Alessi, Danese, Elica, Foscarini, Globo Ceramiche, Jannelli&Volpi, Hastens, Magis, Meritalia, Moleskine, and Pandora design. The distinctive characteristics of his work is the research and definition of new object typologies, like the Moscardino, the biodegradable spoon/fork designed with Matteo Ragni and for which, in 2001, he has been awarded with Compasso d’Oro.

Ronan Bouroullec (born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976) have been working together for some ten years. Their collaboration is a permanent dialogue nourished by their differing personalities and shared perfectionism. In 1997 they presented their “Disintegrated Kitchen” at the Salon du Meuble in Paris and were spotted by Giulio Cappellini, who gave them their first industrial design projects, notably the Lit clos (Closed Bed) and Spring Chair. In 2000, Issey Miyake asked them to design a space for his new collection of A-Poc clothes in Paris. Then came the decisive meeting with Rolf Fehlbaum, chairman of Vitra, which resulted in their conception of a new kind of office system, Joyn, in 2002. This was the beginning of a special partnership which has borne fruit in numerous projects, including Algues, the Alcove Sofa, the Worknest and the Slow Chair. Since 2004, the Bouroullecs have also been working with Magis, for whom they have designed two complete furniture collections, Striped and Steelwood. Finally, they have worked on several types of textile wall systems, such as the North Tiles, in close collaboration with the Kvadrat brand, for whom they designed a new Stockholm showroom in 2006.

Richard Sapper was born in 1932. After pursuing courses in philosophy, anatomy, and engineering, he graduated with a business degree from the University of Munich. Sapper’s main interest in his design work has centered on technically complex problems. He has developed and designed a wide variety of products, ranging from ships and cars, to computers and electronics, and furniture and kitchen appliances. His clients include Alessi, Artemide, B&B Italia, Brionvega, FIAT, Heuer, Kartell, Knoll, IBM, Lenovo, Lorenz Milano, Magis, Molteni, Pirelli and many others.

Brothers Ronan (born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (born 1976) were born outside Quimper, France, in Brittany and have emerged as the most successful and innovative French industrial designers since Philippe Starck. Though much of their work revolves around innovative uses of plastic, other designs like the Steelwood chair for Magis and Quilt sofa for Established and Sons explore a variety of materials. Of their work, the Vegetal Chair, Slow Chair, Alcove series, and Algue for Vitra; the Striped chair for Magis; and Facet series of chairs and sofas for Ligne Roset are amongst their most famous designs. Though just in their 30s, the pair have ascended to the heights of design stardom, making them that rare creature--a designer who simultaneously amongst the most popular and amongst the most talented.

Björn Dahlström started his company in 1982, concentrating on graphic design for clients like Ericsson, Scania, Atlas Copco etc. Today, 80 percent of the work consists of industrial design. Dahlström has also designed a wide variety of products, including bicycles, carpets, cookware, toys, and furniture, for important design houses like Cbi, Magis, Iittala, and Marimekko.

Paolo Lucidi (1974) Luca Pevere (1977) graduated at the Politecnico di Milano in Industrial Design. They collaborated with important design studios in Milan working directly on projects for many companies such as American Standard Europe, Salvatore Ferragamo, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Zerodisegno, Magis and Dainese. In 2003 they started to sign their projects together. In 2006 they established the LucidiPevere Design Studio in Milan. They designed for many companies operating in different fields such as furniture, lighting, tableware, bathroom and others. Their products have been shown both in European and U.S. Museums and they participated in several Italian and foreign exhibitions; moreover they have been mentioned in many magazines and books. LucidiPevere Design Studio is now established in Udine. They often work with brands such like Foscarini, Normann Copenhagen, Colombo Design, Kristalia, Dimensione Disegno, Novecentoundici, Deroma, Gedy and Mariani. They always try to deal with new types of products by working with different companies, countries and cultures; they are constantly looking for the right aesthetic expression of the material and technologies they are working on.

Michael Sodeau was born in London in 1969. He studied product design at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design where he graduated in 1994. He was a founding partner of Inflate, and set up his own design studio Michael Sodeau Partnership in 1997. He has been commissioned for a number of design projects for companies like Thonet Vienna, Magis, Modus and Wedgwood, and his work is on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Paolo Lucidi (1974) and Luca Pevere (1977) graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in Industrial Design and collaborated independently on projects for American Standard Europe, Salvatore Ferragamo, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Zerodisegno, Magis, and Dainese before establishing LucidiPevere Design Studio in 2006. They are currently designing across a range of materials and scales for companies like Gebrüder Tonet Vienna, Very Wood, Living Divani, Ligne Roset, Casamania, DeCastelli, Foscarini, Glass Idromassaggio, Normann Copenhagen, Comforty, and Kristalia.

Characterized by its bold color combinations and simple, elegant designs, Jansen+co is a contemporary Dutch tabletop design company based in Amsterdam. Founded in 2006 by Anouk Jansen and Harm Magis, the company makes ceramic tabletop items that are designed to mix and match, enabling customers to create distinctive statements with their wares. In August 2010, the company launched its first ceramic range in its colorful “My Mugs” assortment. The company is focused on combining classic modern shapes with bright colors that blend with subtler, contemporary tones to create products that complement every kitchen.

James Irvine (1958-2013) is one of the more prominent English industrial designers working today. Cutting his teeth at the Royal College of Art in London, Irvine began his career working as a consultant for Olivetti in Milan under the direction of Michele de Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass. He opened his private design firm in 1988 but also worked as a partner at Sottsass Associati from 1993 through 1998. His list of clients includes B&B Italia, Thonet, Canon, Foscarini, Magis, and Ikea. His work has crossed a variety of boundaries, and ranges from fax machines to furniture, from lighting to textiles.

Robin Day (1915- )and his wife and longtime collaborator, Lucienne Day (1917-2010), are often referred to as the "British Eameses," a nod both to their longstanding partnership and the hallowed place they occupied in English furniture and textile design throughout the twentieth century. Unlike the Eameses, though, the Days tended to work separately, despite a clear aesthetic affinity. Robin's work after World War II was informed by a scarcity of materials, and he started to hit his stride with a variety of furniture for the manufacturer Hille. Perhaps the turning point of his career came when he was commissioned to design all the furniture for the Royal Festival Hall, which included a cafe, foyer and seating in the auditorium. Robin's 1963 Polypropylene Chair for Hille was a near perfect expression of his goal to make a light, easily-produced, inexpensive brand of modern furniture. He continues to work today, one of his most recent projects being the 2003 Sussex Bench for Magis.