As one of the most well known European designers, Burkhard Vogtherr has won about every award in Europe and the United States for seating design. Davis’s relationship with Burkhard goes back to the mid 80.s when he designed Motion, a new type of ergonomic chair. Since then he has worked with multiple international companies such as Arco, Cappellini, Sellex, and Girsberger and won many awards. Some of the awards he has received are the Architizer A+, Best of NeoCon, reddot, Furniture of the Year, and IF.