Culture Icons | keepers of ancient futures

The Smart Set...people of science, design, and culture shaping our future. Below you will find links to some of our favorite culture icons.

Arvel Bird
Majora Carter
Phillip Chbeeb
Misty Copeland
Sonia Marie De León de Vega
Stephen Farrelly (aka "Sheamus")
Joe Feddersen
Sia Figiel
Áile Jávo
Adrienne Keene
Oren Lyons
Jessica Mauboy
Patricia Michaels
Twiga Mbunda
Akira Miyawaki
Susmita Mohanty
Pope Francis
Yvette Roubideaux
Paul Rucker
Bobby Sanabria
Vandana Shiva
Brian Sims
George Takai
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Haunani Kay Trask

Culture Icons in History

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Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Elouise Cobell (1945-2011)
Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
Maria Tallchief (1925-2013)

Design Idols | distinguished designers

The Smart Set...people of science, design, and culture shaping our future. Below you will find links to some of our favorite design idols.

David Adjaye
Janine Benyus
Cynthia Breazeal
Majora Carter
Yvon Chouinard
Nina Garcia
Jessica Mauboy
Twiga Mbunda
Patricia Michaels
Isaac Mizrahi
Susmita Mohanty
Summer Rayne Oakes
Neri Oxman
Cameron Sinclair
Richard Swett
David Tartakover
Jason deCaires Taylor
Marcel Wanders
Vivienne Westwood
Thomas Woltz
Kongjian Yu

Scelebs | celebrity scientists

The Smart Set...people of science, design, and culture shaping our future. Below you will find links to some of our favorite scelebs.

Nima Arkani-Hamed
Debbie Berebichez
Cynthia Breazeal
Phillip Chbeeb
Noam Chomsky
Brian Cox
Jane Goodall
Temple Grandin
Brian Greene
Tyrone Hayes
Matt Heinz
Michio Kaku
Segenet Kelemu
Garrett Lisi
Jane Lubchenco
Angela Merkel
Akira Miyawaki
Susmita Mohanty
Wallace J. Nichols
Bill Nye
Neri Oxman
Lisa Randall
Shayla Rivera
Yvette Roubideaux
Noel Sharkey
Vandana Shiva
David Suzuki
Nina Tandon
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Don Vaughn

Scelebs in History

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Wangari Maathai