Zaha Hadid left an indelible mark on the architectural world, transforming the look of contemporary architecture with her striking abstract and modernist designs. Fluid forms and Constructivist aesthetics — such as bold colors and softly angular edges — are the keynotes of her buildings and her furniture. Hadid’s work is the essence of energy and drama.
Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Hadid studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and made that city her home for much of her life. Hadid’s design sensibility was formed more by art than architecture. In college, she was first inspired by the Russian avant-garde school of artists. The influence of painters such as Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich is apparent in Hadid’s early work, in which she created abstract paintings and drawings to convey her ideas. The distortion of geometric shapes is a particularly prominent and recurring theme in her work. Hadid founded her firm in 1980, from which she launched architectural triumphs like the MAXXI Museum in Rome and the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art at Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center.
Hadid’s furniture and sculptures provide her admirers with the chance to bring the beauty and drama of her architecture into their homes. These designs are true centerpieces that fill even staid rooms with fluidity and rhythm. The organic forms of her designs bring a sweeping sense of movement to stationary objects. The furniture exhibits a kind of playfulness and creates a relationship with the user. Hadid transformed furniture into fine art.
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Zaha Hadid Design - Node Vessel / Limited Edition.100 - Large / Smoke
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Inspired by cellular structures and the creative possibilities of acrylic as a contemporary material, the three vessels in the limited-edition range are designed to be versatile. Fro...
Acrylic
Zaha Hadid Design - Node Vessel / Limited Edition.100 - Medium / Clear
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Inspired by cellular structures and the creative possibilities of acrylic as a contemporary material, the three vessels in the limited-edition range are designed to be versatile. Fro...
Acrylic
Zaha Hadid Design - Plex Vessel, Set of 2 - smoke
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Plex Vessel - multi-use object in crystal glass - composed of two stackable parts in a frosted and polished finish. Conceived as a multipurpose object, Plex is composed of two stack...
Crystal
Zaha Hadid Design - Plex Vessel, Set of 2 - rose
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Plex Vessel - multi-use object in crystal glass - composed of two stackable parts in a frosted and polished finish. Conceived as a multipurpose object, Plex is composed of two stack...
Crystal
Zaha Hadid Design - Plex Vessel, Set of 2 - clear
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Plex Vessel - multi-use object in crystal glass - composed of two stackable parts in a frosted and polished finish. Conceived as a multipurpose object, Plex is composed of two stack...
Crystal
Zaha Hadid Design - Plex Vessel, Set of 2 - olive
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Plex Vessel - multi-use object in crystal glass - composed of two stackable parts in a frosted and polished finish. Conceived as a multipurpose object, Plex is composed of two stack...
Crystal
Zaha Hadid Design Cell Centerpiece
By Zaha Hadid
Located in Jackson, NJ
Cell Centrepiece - in polished stainless steel - structurally defined by a lateral undulation with a gradation of perforations. Many of our designs are handmade and may have slight ...
Stainless Steel
Zaha Hadid Design Cell Platter
By Zaha Hadid
Located in Jackson, NJ
By Zaha Hadid Design The Cell Platter was inspired by the replication and growth of cellular organisms. It is available in honed marble, has a subtle surface indentation to allow wh...
Marble
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Manta Silver" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Manta Silver Platter spreads floating like a stingray over coral while core locks it down. Glass sculptors slump the sheet on a ceramic mould, drawing fluid channels that scatter pin...
Glass
Scandinavian Modern Smoke Grey Glass Bowl, Per Lütken “Fionia” for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Per Lütken
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern Glass Bowl from the “Fionia” Series by Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark, 1960s A sculptural mid-century modern glass bowl in grey smoke glass, designed by Per L...
Glass
Serralunga Flow Planter Medium, Glossy White Lacquer - Design Zaha Hadid
By Serralunga, Zaha Hadid
Located in Varedo, MB
Brand: Serralunga Design: Zaha Hadid Model: Flow Planter Medium The Flow Planter Medium by Serralunga, designed by Zaha Hadid, captivates with its 1-metre height and elegant, curvin...
Plastic
Coffee table in the manner of Zaha Hadid in resin
By Zaha Hadid
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie table basse de forme libre en résine imitant le marbre, travertin.
Resin, Wood
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