Tord Boontje was born the Netherlands in 1968. He is known for his 'delicate marriage of design with emotion, that is as broadly accessible as it is enticing'. His work draws from a belief that 'modernism does not mean minimalism, that contemporary does not forsake tradition, and that technology does not abandon people and senses'. His designs 'temper edges with softness, take inspiration from nature, and employ a décor of forms and layers to engage and entice an observer’s imagination and emotions' transforming a room.