Furniture Designers to Know

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Ok, I have to admit it. I love unique furniture. Since starting at EstateSales.NET ten years ago, I have seen my fair share of funky furniture for sale at estate sales. My favorites, the pieces that make me want to buy a bigger house and drive across the country to wait in line, usually have some historical significance in the design world. I have put together this reference list of furniture designers to use while out on the hunt estate sale shopping. Many of their pieces come up for sale if you search EstateSales.NET. Some more than others. You can add these names to your treasure tracker to get notified when pieces become available. In addition to this resource, I highly recommend visiting Knoll’s archive, as you can find an incredible amount of information and history about furniture design.

The world of furniture design is vast, and I am sure I missed some fantastic designers, so if you would like to add someone to the list, send us an email at support@EstateSales.NET, and we will get them added. This list is strictly focused on the designers and not specific furniture manufacturers, though there are many great ones.

List of furniture design masters (does not include manufacturers):

• Eero Aarnio's

• Arne Jacobsen

• Henrik Thor-Larsen

• Eero Saarinen

• Marcel Breuer

• Adrian Pearsall

• Charles and Ray Eames

• Paul Mccobb

• Harry Bertoia

• Poul Cadovius

• Isamu Noguchi

• Gerald Thurston

• Jens Quistgaard

• Milo Baughman

• Vladimir Kagan

• Hans Wegner

• Børge Mogensen

• Finn Juhl

• Poul Kjærholm

• Verner Panton

• Kaare Klint

• Alvar Aalto

• Nanna Ditzel

• George Nelson

• Poul Henningsen

• Charlotte Perriand

• Philippe Starck

• Frits Henningsen

• Claus Bonderup

• Torsten Thorup

• Morten Gøttler

• Le Corbusier

• Eileen Gray

• Pierre Jeanneret

• Florence Knoll

• Jean Prouvé

• Lilly Reich

• Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann

• Josef Hoffmann

• Andrée Putman

• Gerrit Rietveld

• Jean Dunand

• Charles Rennie Mackitosh

• Zaha Hadid

• Ettore Sottsass

• John Van Koert

• Poul Norreklit

• Giovanni Offredi

• Gio Ponti

• Norman Cherner

• Peter Lovig Nielsen

• Wendell Castle

• Jesus Gasca

• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

• Jens Risom

• Vico magistretti

• Achille castiglioni

• Sam maloof

• George Nakishima

• Thomas Chippendale

• Edward Wormley

• Joe Cesare Colombo

• Jasper Morrison

• Gustav Stickley

• Gaetano Pesce

• Paul McCobb

• Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

• Mario Bellini

• Duncan Phyfe

• Enzo Mari

• T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

• Gae Aulenti

• Marc Newson

• Alexander Girard

• Tom Dixon

• Carlo scarpa

• Patricia Urquiola

• Kelly Wearstler

• anton lorenz

• Howard Dearstyne

• Mart Stam

• Gino Sarfatti

• Greta Magnusson Grossman

• Anker Bak

• Bodil Kjær

• Ejner Larsen

• Aksel Bender Madsen

• Mogens Lassen