French designer "Inga Sempe is one of the most renown female designers today. Amongst her many clients are the companies Cappellini, Luceplan, Edra, Ligne Roset, Baccarat."

More of her designs here:

http://www.ingasempe.fr

Inga is the daughter of famous illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempe, whose illustrations I absolutely love. (However, Inga refers to her father as an "extremely misogynistic man").

Here is an interesting interview of Inga Sempe by Michelle Hoffman for Dwell:

http://www.dwell.com/peopleplaces/profiles/7630166.html