Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Sophie Taeuber-Arp, born in Davos, Switzerland, was a woman of many talents, dabbling in everything from painting and sculpture to textile design and puppetry. She was a key player in the Dada movement, which, for those unfamiliar, was basically an artistic temper tantrum against the absurdity of World War I. One might say she embraced the chaos with geometric precision.

Her work, while decidedly abstract, somehow managed to be both playful and profound. She designed furniture, costumes, and even entire interiors, proving that good taste knows no bounds, even when you're dealing with avant-garde art. Her geometric abstractions were so clean, one might suspect she owned a ruler factory.

Married to fellow artist Jean Arp, she formed half of an artistic power couple that helped define early 20th-century modernism. Tragically, she died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, a truly un-Dada way to go, leaving behind a legacy that continues to influence contemporary art. Her contribution to abstraction was significant, even if she never made a latke.