{"title":"Root Catalog \u003e Default Category \u003e Designers \u003e Dan Black \u0026 Martin Blum","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnthusiastic about design from childhood, Dan Black gained a First Class Honours in Design for Industry (a course that received 200 applications for every available place) from The University of Northumbria in Newcastle. [OPEN]\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt was here that Black met Martin Blum, sparking into existence the creative powerhouse that is black + blum.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBlum was born in Switzerland and before travelling to study in the UK he worked as a clerk at a product design company – which is where his ambition to design was first ignited.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Black + Blum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/brands\/black-blum.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003eBlack + Blum\u003c\/a\u003e make fun, affordable products that bring a smile to everyone’s lips. Their first design in 1998 was the instantly iconic \u003ca title=\"James the doorman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design55online.co.uk\/james-the-doorman-by-black-and-blum.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003eJames the Doorman\u003c\/a\u003e doorstop.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe kookie Anglo-Swiss partnership have won many awards, most recently Homes and Garden Best Product Design (2011) and Best New Product – Earl’s Court Show (2012).[CLOSE]\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sanix-shopify-dev.myshopify.com\/collections\/dan-black-martin-blum.oembed","provider":"Sanix Shopify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}