Zaha Hadid
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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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Zaha Hadid used materials like steel, concrete and glass in her architecture, art and design. Fluid forms and Constructivist aesthetics, such as bold colors and softly angular edges, are the keynotes of the late British-Iraqi architect’s buildings and furniture. Hadid’s work is the essence of energy and drama. Some of her most striking architectural accomplishments include the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in East Lansing, Michigan; the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan; the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland; the Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China and the Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain. On 1stDibs, find a range of Zaha Hadid furniture and lighting.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Zaha Hadid is most famous for designing the MAXXI Museum in Rome and the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also designed furniture and created abstract sculptures. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Zaha Hadid furniture and decorative objects.