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Barton Quillen
Men's Vogue asked leaders of the design world to choose five enduring inspirations. Here are Barton Quillen selections. In 2005, Quillen and Italian architect Giovanni Negrisin co-founded the Prague Kolektiv, a showroom devoted to Czech modern and mid-century design.

Other leaders of the design world share their picks

May 2008

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Riva boat
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Riva boats 1950-1966

Italy-based Riva has been making yachts and motorboats since the mid-1800s. Quiillen especially likes the Tritone, Aquarama, and Ariston models for their "mahogany decks, gorgeous lines, [and] very simple controls." Quillen says: "most powerboats seem to be stuck on the conspicuous expression of masculine muscle and design (giant engines, lots of equipment and hardware, and over-sized hulls and bows that dwarf the cockpit and stern parts of the craft); the Riva designs lack these muscular conceits and are utterly elegant: small, understated levers and controls, gorgeous lines and curving, tapered wood."

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