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“Alex Steffen, a designing optimist, lays out the blueprint for a successful century.” – The New York Times >

Wendy Ramshaw was given Commander of the British Empire status by The Queen for her service to the Arts and is recognised as one of the world's finest jewellers >

BusinessWeek's "guru", overachiever Tucker Viemeister also founded Smart Design and is a fellow of Industrial Designers Society of America. >

Kita has created anything from furniture, household goods and appliances to LCD TVs and robots for clients including Cassina, Moroso, Sharp and Stokke. >

Paul Smith is a British fashion designer, best known for his menswear. >

Shunji Yamanaka is the founder and president of Leading Edge Design in Tokyo. >

Professor Shin-ichi Takemura from Japan is a cultural anthropologist and media producer known for his innovative IT-driven social activities. >

Paul D Miller is a New York-based musician, conceptual artist and writer best known by his stage name DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid. >

Lifestyle, senior creative director at Philips Design, Oscar E Peña has been involved in the design of numerous consumer products. >

South African-born Oona Scheepers has established herself as a prolific designer in the automotive industry. >

Nkhensani Nkosi is the founder of the South African fashion label Stoned Cherrie. >

Bosnian national, Mirko Ilić illustrated and art directed posters, record covers and comics in Europe before moving to the United States in 1986. >

Mike Schalit began his career by failing as a rock musician. In 1982 he tried again at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and emerged as John Hunt's deputy in 1991. >

A graduate of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Maxim Velčovský focuses on the design of products and their context. >

Mark Dytham graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and established architectural firm Klein Dytham in Tokyo with Astrid Klein in 1991. >

Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang is the world's first-ever eating designer. >

Laetitia Wolff is the founding director of futureflair, a creative conduit through which she consults on design, culture and design trends. >

Karlssonwilker inc. is a design studio located in the heart of Manhattan, founded by Icelander Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker from Germany. >

Trained as an architect at Oxford Brookes, Bruges brings environmental awareness and technical skill to his creative projects. >

Swedish self-taught designer Jakob Trollbäck leads the innovative and highly successful Trollbäck + Company. >

Ilse Crawford's Studioilse creates the big idea behind a brand through its emotional values, and then makes them visible and tangible through design. >

Hideki Inaba has distinguished himself by following his instincts and expressing a personal sense of "now". >

Doshi Levien is a London-based design partnership led by Jonathan Levien and Nipa Doshi. >

After completing his at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague and the Royal College of Art in London, Gert Dumbar opened the now prolific Studio Dumbar. >