Mr Abramovich cut a strangely unassuming figure.
At a desk at the end of an open plan office space, in a new wing of the Cartier building that the staff calls the think tank, the unassuming watchmaker sketches designs in a notebook.
A quiet and unassuming architect, he designed little outside Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Co Durham until his later years.
Part of the house's permanent collection, to be revived every season, the move from unassuming facilitator to design classic is complete.
The solidly lived-in look of the family's unassuming apartment is designed by Michael Schweikardt in authentic 1940s detail, complete with frumpy parlor furniture and well-stocked kitchen cabinets.
There was nothing remarkable about her appearance, and her demeanor was quiet and unassuming, as if designed to deflect attention — a trait indispensable for her profession as an inspector for the Michelin hotel-and-restaurant guide.
There was nothing remarkable about her appearance, and her demeanor was quiet and unassuming, as if designed to deflect attention a trait indispensable for her profession as an inspector for the Michelin hotel-and-restaurant guide.
The architect Adam Khan then designed an unassuming building in precast concrete to house the artwork.
Houston, of course, has long been home to an amalgam of styles, like the intricate play between the unassuming Menil Collection museum, designed by Renzo Piano, and the simple gray bungalow houses surrounding it; or the ornate Mediterranean campus of Rice University, an oasis tucked away within the city's seemingly endless collection of low-slung, nondescript neighborhoods.
Expect a general movement away from over-design, towards unassuming sportswear and work-wear in neutral colours and cheap fabrics.
With the speaker tucked away, it's just another unassuming WP7 handset with a design not unlike that of the Mozart/Trophy.
