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Barber Osgerby is a furniture and industrial design studio established in London’s Trellick Tower in 1996 by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

Barber was educated in design at Leeds Poly and Osgerby’s first degree was from Oxford Brookes Uni. They came together at The Royal College of Art in London as post-graduate students and set up their studio only days after leaving. [OPEN]

Much of Barber and Osgerby’s work involves the folding and shaping of metal. Their first design was the Loop Table. This was followed by the Hula Chair and the Shell Chair. In their capable hands, for the first time, car manufacturing technology was harnessed to make furniture.

In 2002, BarberOsgerby were commissioned to design the furniture for Portsmouth Cathedral. They have worked with numerous Design houses including Vitra, Magis Furniture, Cappellini, Panasonic, Sony and Swarovski.

Winners of many design awards, the duo received the esteemed Jerwood Arts Prize in 2004, and they were made Royal Designers for Industry by the Royal Society in 2005.[CLOSE]