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He was compared to Salvador Dali in terms of design: Mollino cultivated his unusual appearance with a thick black moustache and the theatrically grim gaze of an operetta villain. The conditions under which Mollino worked with his furniture makers are well-known: they were only allowed to work at weekends at night, so that no one could complete his most important design, the Genius three-legged chair. Carlo Mollino designed this famous object in 1950.

Those whose youth coincided with the vivacious 1980s probably remember objects or installations in a bold, even frenetic style. They are still associated today with the new-wave pop stars of the time. Even David Bowie collected Memphis-style furniture.

It was the illness of a close friend that prompted Josef Hoffmann to design furniture. In 1905, he created a Sitzmaschine (seat) especially for his friend, who was unable to move independently due to a spinal injury.

Dutch designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld is known as an apologist for the neoplasticist trend in European design. His work is an excellent example of how familiar and popular things and forms can be simplified into a new form.