Beautiful Legacy

Charlotte Perriand is often celebrated for her modernist furniture, but her true legacy lives in the commercial and exhibition spaces she shaped. From post-war design salons to the boutiques of Les Arcs, she transformed modern environments into warm,... more

Don Watt redefined modern retail by proving that the store itself is the brand.

From The Home Depot’s unified orange world to Loblaws’ “value made visible,” he built environments where packaging, signage, layout and colour spoke one coherent languag... more

Gae Aulenti transformed forgotten buildings into cultural landmarks, proving that history and modernity can coexist without compromise. From her early days in Udine to her landmark conversion of the Gare d’Orsay into the Musée d’Orsay, she redefined ... more

Florence Knoll transformed the modern office from a cluttered, status-driven environment into a space of clarity, function, and elegance.

Orphaned at a young age and trained under design legends like Mies van der Rohe and Eliel Saarinen, she absorbe... more

Massimo Vignelli believed beauty came from order, not ornament. From Milan to New York, he built systems that brought clarity to chaos - from the disciplined grids of his books to the logic of the city’s subway signs. His legacy reminds us that desig... more

In this introduction we focus on the aim of the podcast.

To, in a couple of minutes provide a broad, general, idea about the life and work of creators, focusing on what they left behind even after they left us.