1.15 Analysing the work of past and present designers and companies GapFill

Philippe Starck is a successful product designer who has collaborated with many large companies, one of which is Italian design house  AppleAlessiRaymond LoewyTesla. They are well known for their  shoesarchitecturekitchenwarefurniture.   One of the most influential technological companies to date is  Heatherwick StudioDysonAppleAlessi. Steve Jobs, who was famously the CEO before his death in 2011, brought many innovations to the world. The  TVWalkmanApple watchiPhone is an example of one of these.   One of Britain’s most influential designers is  Thomas HeatherwickSteve WozniakAlessiZaha Hadid. He founded his own design practice, Heatherwick Studio, which produces innovative  consumer electronicsfurniturearchitecturehandheld products.    PixarZaha HadidJoe Casely-HayfordThomas Heatherwick was a British fashion designer in the 1980s. He was well known for using traditional English tailoring methods.   One of the first companies to develop computer-animated films was  AlessiWalt DisneyZaha HadidPixar. They have gone on to produce some of the most successful animated films, such as  Sleeping BeautyKung Fu PandaToy StoryMadagascar and Finding Nemo.   Considered to be the ‘father of modern design’ is  AlessiJoe Casely-HayfordRaymond LoewyDieter Rams. He was born in France but moved to America, where most of his design projects took place. He is known for designing the  iPhoneCoca-Cola vending machineWalkmanConcord.   Led by Elon Musk,  SpaceXTeslaAlessiDyson is an electronic vehicle manufacturer which has had a huge impact on the automotive industry. It has used its innovative  spoilerwheelroadbattery design to power vehicles that have enormous acceleration and power.  Alessi Raymond LoewySteve Jobs Zaha Hadid was a British architect and designer known for geometric and organic forms. She was described as  queen of designqueen of architecturequeen of the curvequeen of the curl.