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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H 2 in W 11 in D 12 in
Zaha Hadid x WMF - 5 piece cutlery set in presentation case - stainless steel
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Zaha Hadid (Iraqi/British, 1950-2016) Five-Piece "Zaha" Cutlery Setting, designed 2007, WMF Group Stainless steel 9-1/2 inches (24.1 cm) (longest, knife) Inscription to knife (WMF Gr...
Stainless Steel
Zaha Hadid Design Serenity Bowl Gold
By Zaha Hadid
Located in Jackson, NJ
Zaha Hadid Design Serenity Bowl - polished stainless steel - with a distinct undulation along a portion of the circumference. Many of our designs are handmade and may have slight va...
Stainless Steel
Zaha Hadid, Floor Lamp mod. Genesy for Artemide, 2009
By Artemide, Zaha Hadid
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Sculptural floor lamp by Zaha Hadid made of polished polyurethane. It has direct downward LED lighting and indirect upward halogen lighting. It is controlled via two separate touch d...
Other
SLAMP - Aria Applique - Transparent - Designed by Zaha Hadid
By Zaha Hadid, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Zaha Hadid's luminous architecture is visionary, fluid and dynamic, infusing the revolutionary and iconic semantics of the celebrated architect into domestic and public interiors; th...
Other
$6,830 / item
H 3 in W 15 in D 12 in
Zaha Hadid. Complete Works 1979–2009, Art Edition Book Limited Edition 200.
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
The Zaha Hadid Art Edition is presented in a clamshell box and signed by the architect, with a custom-made black acrylic cover, conceived by Zaha Hadid ...
Acrylic, Paper
$69,422 / item
H 29 in W 120 in D 53 in
High-Gloss Black Aqua Table by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons
By Zaha Hadid, Established & Sons
Located in London, GB
Zaha Hadid’s voluptuous Aqua table is an uninterrupted whole – a curious and curvaceous form that invites viewers to engage with it. Standing as an impressive centrepiece it delivers a stylish focal point in any space. The three fin-like legs of the Aqua Table appear to be in motion and register as gradients on the gently undulating table...
Fiberglass, Lacquer
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
Zaha Hadid x Alessi - Crevasse Vase / Limited Edition. 999 - Bronze
By Zaha Hadid
Located in LONDON, GB
Crevasse Vase - polished stainless-steel vase that twists vertically to an irregular quadrilateral opening – the Zaha Hadid x Alessi collaboration is available exclusively with ZHD a...
Stainless Steel
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