His belief in the purity of form and function comes through in his minimalist designs. Though contemporary in its sensibilities, his designs exude the warmth and comfort he believes should inhabit a real home.

True to his roots, his casual and inviting designs infuse German discipline with Argentinean joie de vivre. Brimming with a love for life, he designs "for people who do not simply furnish their house but actually live in it."

The celebration of the ideal home started it all for Nicole Aptel, whose willingness to dream and to nurture creativity has indelibly marked her out as an alchemist, one who succeeds in eliciting emotion through design.

Ken Okuyama raises the sense of design, his voice and style resolutely his own. The mastermind behind the stunning lines and curves of the Enzo Ferrari and the Maserati Quatroporte instils contemporary good taste in all his engagements, from exclusive cars to furniture.

Roberto Bendini remains true to himself and his ethos. Every sofa design starts broadly with a drawing and evolves dramatically from there. His uncompromising aesthetic of elegance is honed by seeking inspiration from fashion, art and automotive design visionaries, and soaking in the mundane.

Sylvain Joly believes the only pride of a designer should be to lead a products toward success rather than seeking the fame of their creator.

Both Federico Visani and Frederica Francini have been developing their creative talents with StudioFrame through the various collaborations and projects in the field of interior products. Passionate about taking care of all aspects, both creative and production set up, they are convinced that good design is the necessary basic structure of each project. Each creation results in original products of Italian style tradition; and carefully taking care of the unexpressed needs of end-users.

Franz Woller's path to becoming a successful designer began in 1969. His design proves that the principle "function follows form" does not have to contradict comfortable, practical and functional furniture. His design creations combine pleasant, appealing and user-friendly forms with functions that are as invisible as possible. Franz Woller passed on his gift and design skills to his son Andreas Woller and the partnership between them is especially synergistic due to their substantially different background.