Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby

Biography

Integrity, substance and modernity. Looking at the thread running through Edward Barber's and Jay Osgerby's work, you'll find a high level of consistency and a free spirit of experimentation - often combined with advanced technologies.
Ed Barber and Jay Osgerby, both born 1969, studied architecture together at The Royal College of Art in London and established BarberOsgerby in London 1996. In their early 20's they hit the design press with their table Loop, represented in the collections of Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Loop brought them to the attention of Giulio Cappellini, which led to a long working relationship with the renowned Italian producer.
Over the past ten years BarberOsgerby have worked across a wide range of disciplines. Like the two hangers displayed in Levi's 9 000 shops around the world, a bottle for the new Coca-Cola drink ‘Ipsei' - and a beautiful, modern yet sacral church bench for St.Thomas Cathedral in Portsmouth. BarberOsgerby have also designed Stella McCartney's first store in Manhattan, furniture for the De La Warr Pavilion (the British modernist building), and furniture for the entrance foyer of the Royal Institute of British Architects in Portland Place.