We often pass by everyday objects without wondering who first imagined them. The sweeping forms of familiar cars, the logos we see on street corners, and the maps tucked into our coat pockets all trace back to a relatively small group of visionary minds. Through their work, these creative thinkers brought order, beauty, and style into ordinary life and helped shape the modern world. What follows is a look at twenty iconic pairings connected to one creative mind.
#1: The Coca-Cola Contour Bottle & the Goodyear Blimp
French-born industrial designer Raymond Loewy knew how to make practical objects feel iconic. In the mid-twentieth century, he refined the famous glass soda bottle, giving it a sleeker grip. Not long afterward, he carried that streamlined style into the design of giant blimps that crowded the weekend skies. Millions of Americans grew up gripping that cold glass bottle on hot July afternoons as the Goodyear airship drifted over televised games.
