A02: Ross Lovegrove

Ross Lovegrove

Ross Lovegrove has some really great designs and made my short-list.

1. In the early 80’s he worked as a designer for frog design in west germany on projects such as walkmans for sony and computers for apple computers.

2. He worked as a design consultant for Louis Vuitton, Cacharel, Dupont, and Hermès.

3. In 1990 Ross Lovegrove founded a practice of his own in London called Studio X.

4. He has worked for numerous internationally important manufacturers and is regarded as one of the most important contemporary industrial designers.

5. Lovegrove's works are often inspired by forms from nature; in addition, he is an expert on ergonomy, using cutting-edge materials and manufacturing techniques.

6. He is an adherent of Green Design, which seeks to combine ecological awareness with the designing process.

7. In 1990 Ross Lovegrove and Julian Brown co-designed the "Basic" thermos jug for Alfi - it may well be the most copied design in the world. 

8. In 1993 Ross Lovegrove was commissioned to assemble and organize the first London Design Museum collection.

9. In 1996 Ross Lovegrove designed "Crop", an armchair with a soft seat in organic forms and designed "Bone", a chair with a maple frame, a wood that looks like bone shapes.

10. He has completed projects for a diverse range of clients from nearly every corner of the globe.

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"Ross Lovegrove." Designboom. 2000. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/lovegrove.html.