The Style & Design 100
Good design is everywhere these days. Great design—the objects, places and ideas that fuse functionality and aesthetics and then push the boundaries a step further to capture the imagination—is more elusive. Take a look at the standouts.
Ron Arad
Israeli-born, London-based Arad is known for his undulating furniture, but in his latest incarnation as a hotel designer, his inspirations are decidedly sci-fi. At his DuoMo, above, in the Italian town of Rimini, the reception desk resembles a hovering flying saucer, and openings in the wall behind each bed look into the pod-shaped bathroom. Next up is Upperworld Hotel at London's Battersea Power Station, where the suites will be reached by shuttles speeding through tubelike corridors.
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