Jonathan Adler

I hadn't heard of him until I came across his cute spouting whale salt and pepper shakers a few weeks ago.  I decided to check out his website...amazing!  What a job he has, just designing cool mugs, lamps, textiles, decortive pieces. 
I couldn't cut and paste pictures from his site so I only have a few examples of the things I love...you must check out his site yourself. 
His things are out of my budget but I can still appreciate and get ideas for cheaper versions.

And, by coincidence, you know what artist Jonathan Adler likes? 

Rex Ray