Celebrating the Feminine in Architecture and Design
Zaha Hadid
Suzanne Tick
Coco Chanel
Florence Knoll
Photography Credits: Dmitry Ternovoy
"Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted, and tough." - Zaha Hadid
The Great Zaha Hadid
Emotive, Undulating, Moving, Mysterious, Functional, Beautiful, Inviting, Amorphous, Dark, Light, Sensory. Forms to evoke meaning in structure and the built environment. These designs are dream-like in shape, always moving, gathering light and darkness to wake up the psyche. We experience these completely, leaving us with an indelible impression, inviting the inhabitants to see, feel and touch them and to be reminded that the small and the large can coexist together in harmony…..
Photography Credits: Unknown
"We are only at the very beginning with gender-neutral design, but having safe places for anybody to function and do what they need to do, no matter who they are, should be our first step." - Suzanne Tick
Suzanne Tick
Simple, Elegant, Detailed, Colorful, Interwoven, Light, Contrasting, Matched, Illuminating, Linear, Graphic, Formed, Repeating, Tactile, Impactful. We look at, touch, sit on, witness, peer through, and experience the feel of fabrics, of glass, of artistic displays, of carpet and we quietly understand the thoughts to create, the richness in the intricacy and the everyday of pieces designed for comfort and our lives. There is a strength in the simplicity of the complicated built up……
Photography Credits: Unknown
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." - Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
Strength, Empowerment, Richness, Textural, Feminine, Displayed, Formed, Flowering, Stitched, Haute, Sweet, Desired, Timeless, Luxurious. We know of, admire, study and some emulate the genius of designing couture to be worn, to save for, to realize and to identify with as purposeful and unique. Time sees no season or fading from the fabrics, the details and the fit of the sartorial splendor that was imagined by a once impoverished orphan…
Photography Credits: Unknown
"Good design is good business." - Florence Knoll
Florence Knoll
Clean, Clear, Geometric, Humanized, Arranged, Structured, Modern, Revolutionary, Open, Organized, Leading, Studied, Storied, Architectural, Entrepreneurial, Polished, Rationalized and Sleek. Apprenticed to the architect greats during young adulthood and success was realized by reimagining the workplace with a modernity that was refreshing and clean.Paste-up presentation convinced executives to move forward with her ideas and communication was one of her enduring strengths…
