Designer Investigation

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehrt was born in February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Ontario. His parents were Polish Jews.
When he was a little kid, he was encouraged by them. His grandmother helped him build little cities out of scraps of wood. Also he was introduced to the world of art by his mother and father, with whom he draw. He says: "So the creative genes were there,But my father thought I was a dreamer, I wasn't gonna amount to anything. It was my mother who thought I was just reticent to do things. She would push me."
In 1947 Frank moved to California where he worked and studied at Los Angeles City College. After he graduated he spent time away from the architecture field and worked in numerious jobs, including sevice in the army.
After he studied city planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for a year, he married Anita Snyder. In 1966 they divorced. In 1975 he married Berta Isabel Aguilera.He has two sons from his second marriage.
Grown in Canada, Gehry is a huge hockey fan. In 2004 he designed the trophy for the World Cup of Hockey.
Gehry has received many national,regional, and local AIA awards.Also he has AIA Los Angeles Chapter Gold Medal. Frank was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize,whcih serves to honor a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of talent,vision and commitment. In 1999 he was awarded the AIA Gold Medal. Also he has The Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology.
Frank Gehry is considered as a modern architectural icon. He came to the attention of the public in 1972. He appeared in Apple's black and white pictural. Also he appeared in The Simpsons show as himself and helped Arthur on the TV show Arthur, where he designed a treehouse. Furthermore, Frank become famous when he designed a hat for Lady Gaga, reportedly by using his iPhone.                                                                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gehry

Mario Bellini

Mario Bellini was born in February 1, 1935. He is a world renowned Italian designer and architect.
His success grew in the design sector, and reached its peak in 1987. 

Mario Bellini graduated from the Politecnico di Milano and began working as an architect in the early Sixties.His activities range from architecture and urban planning to product and furniture design. His career as a product and furniture designer began in 1963. From 1963 to 1991 he was chief design consultant for Olivetti.For 5 years he worked as an automobile design consultant with Renault.

Firms for which he has designed and continues to design products are (in Italy) Acerbis, Bras, Driade, Candy, Castilia, Flou, Marcatrè, Meritalia, Natuzzi and Poltrona Frau; (in Belgium) Ideal Standard; (in Germany) Lamy and Rosenthal; (in Japan) Fuji and Zojirushi; and (in the USA) Heller.

MBA's headquarters in Milan were designed by Mario Bellini in the early 1990s.In December 2004 he was honored with the “Golden Medal” by Italian Republic President for his architectural and design work in the world.               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Bellini














Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche was born in 3 September 1875. He was an Austrian automotive engineer. He is best known for creating the first hybrid vehicle, the Volkswagen Beetle, as well as the first of many Porche automobiles.

He made a number of contributions to advanced German tank design. In 1937, Porsche was awarded the German National Prize for Art and Science.

In 1996, Porsche was inducted into the International Motorsport Hall of Fame and in 1999  won the award of Car Engineer of the Century.                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Porsche