New Talent 2015: Seven Design Minds Pick Seven Innovators to Watch

Seven design minds pick seven innovators to watch.

Amsterdam–based RAAAF studio with a prototype of its project The End of Sitting. 

Courtesy Maarten Kools

An architectural collective, a designer-mystic, a design strategist working for the federal government, and a pair of believers in the power of bottom-up development—all are among this year’s emerging talents. Curators, critics, mentors, and other industry leaders here select seven innovative architects and designers who are developing key strategies for the future. ​

Brynjar Sigurðarson
Nominated by Lidewij Edelkoort

RAAAF
Nominated by Aaron Betsky

Sylvain Willenz
Nominated by Ben Watson

LAB.PRO.FAB
Nominated by Martino Stierli

Margrethe Odgaard
Nominated by Peter Bonnén

Sean Baker
Nominated by Fred Dust

Assemble Studio
Nominated by Justin McGuirk

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