BarberOsgerby
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BarberOsgerby is a Furniture and Industrial Design studio established in 1996 by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.
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[edit] Biography
Edward Barber was born in Shrewsbury, England and studied interior design at Leeds Polytechnic. Jay Osgerby, from Oxford, studied product design at Ravensbourne College of Art in London. They met while studying a postgraduate course in Architecture at the Royal College of Art. At the RCA their collaboration in design projects started through their friendship and soon developed into a work relationship. After graduating from the RCA they set up a studio at the Trellick Tower in West London. It was here that they first designed the Loop Table, which was manufactured by Isokon and brought them a great deal of recognition.
[edit] Work
BarberOsgerby have developed collections for a large number of clients and manufacturers such as Cappellini, Coca-Cola, Levi's, Authentics, Pantone, Magis, Flos, Swarovski and Established & Sons, among others. They have also designed furniture for public interior spaces such as The De La Warr Pavilion, the Royal Institute of British Architects and the St. Thomas Cathedral in Portsmouth, England.
BarberOsgerby's designs can be found in permanent collections such as the Design Museum in London, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
[edit] Awards
- 1998 ICFF Editors Award: Best New Designer
- 2003 Design Week - Best Furniture Design
- 2003 FX - Product of the Year
- 2003 FX - Best Furnishing / Accessory
- 2004 Design Week - Furniture Design
- 2004 Jerwood Prize for the Applied Arts
- 2004 ADI Compasso d'Oro Nomination
- 2004 ID Magazine (US)
- 2005 Blueprint Magazine
- 2005 FX - Best Furniture for Leisure Environments
- 2006 Homes & Gardens Classic Deign Awards
- 2006 Designers of the Future
- 2006 Red Dot Award
- 2007 Blueprint Magazine - Product of the Year
- 2007 Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby awarded the distinction Royal Designers for Industry by the RSA.
[edit] Further Reading
- SPOON. 2002 Phaidon Press Limited
- Phaidon Design Classics. 2006 Phaidon Press Limited
- Ultimate London Design. 2006 teNeues Publishing (UK) Ltd
- Thompson, Henrietta (August 2006). "Are you sitting iconically?". Blueprint Magazine
- Wiltshire, Alex (December 2004). "Barber Osgerby ". Icon Magazine
- Beck, Ernest (May 2005). "Message in a Bottle". I.D. Magazine
- Freyberg, Annabel (January 2007). "Crest of a Wave". The Telegraph Magazine
- Kennedy, Maev (September 14, 2004). "Plywood maestros win top design award", The Guardian
- Schumacher, Rainald. Interview with Jay Osgerby / BarberOsgerby / Design Miami/ Basel.
