What is it about Italian designers that just seem to understand curves better than designers from other countries? Is it the inherent sensuality that their culture breeds?

Our last few Contemporary Designer Profiles have been a bit on the traditional and classic side, so let's switch to something entirely different, shall we?

We sure profile a lot of men on the Swank Lighting blog. We’re not sexist; there were a lot of men who made great impacts on the world of the design.

From one talented Brazilian furniture designer to the next…today’s designer influence has a portfolio full of furniture designs so beautiful, we’re nearly speechless.