Friday, December 13, 2019

Artist of the day, December 13: Ross Lovegrove, a Welsh artist and industrial designer (#863)

Ross Lovegrove (1958) is a Welsh artist and industrial designer. He studied industrial design at Manchester Polytechnic until 1980 before transferring to the Royal College of Art in London, where he remained until 1983. Ross Lovegrove worked for several years for Frogdesign, Hartmut Esslinger's design agency in Altensteig, Germany, where his projects included collaborating on designing the Sony Walkman and computer chassis for Apple. Then Ross Lovegrove became a designer at Knoll International, for whom he developed the bestselling Alessandri Office System.

As a member of Atelier de Nîmes, the design studio to which Philippe Starck, Jean Nouvel, Martine Bedin, and Gérard Barrau also belonged, Ross Lovegrove worked as a design consultant for Louis Vuitton, Cacharel, Dupont, and Hermès. In 1986 he returned to Britain and opened a London practice jointly with Julian Brown. In 1990 Ross Lovegrove founded a practice of his own, Studio X, also in London.

As an industrial designer, Ross has worked for numerous internationally important manufacturers and is regarded as one of the most important contemporary industrial designers. his works are often inspired by forms from nature; in addition, he is an expert on ergonomy, using cutting-edge materials and manufacturing techniques. Ross's designs are supposed to arouse user emotions.

In addition, Ross Lovegrove is an adherent of Green Design, which seeks to combine ecological awareness with the designing process. The entire life cycle of a product is to be taken into account, which means that the designer must always keep in mind environmentally friendly manufacturing and the durability of the products he is designing.

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Mr. Ross Lovegrove

1982, Disc Camera UK
1990, Eye Digital Camera Japan, Olympus

1991, Solo Cuttlery Italy
1991-93, Lotus Tea Set Italy

1993, Qwerty Italy

1994, Emma Advanced Office System USA

1998, Frighetto Landscape Sofa Italy

1998, JAL Skysleepersolo First Class Seat Japan
1998, JAL Skysleepersolo First Class Seat Japan
1998, Oasi Chair Lounge Chair Italy

1998-2000, furniture Go Chair 

1999-2002, Agricon Touch Interface Table Light Italy
2000-03, Loom Indoor Outdoor Collection Germany
2000-03, Tools Cookware Collection Helsinki
2001, Bamboo Bike Bicycle Denmark
2003, Lufthansa First Class Study

2003-11, Biolove Carbon Monocoque Copenhagen
2003-11, Biolove Carbon Monocoque Copenhagen
2004, Istanbul Sanitary Ware Collection Turkey
2004, Kyoto Compressed Aircar
2004-06, Tubes Tube Table New York
2004-08, WET Salon Furniture Italy
2005-07, Muon UK
2005-08, HU Time Piece Seiko Instruments Japan
2005-08, Supernatural 1 Polymer chair Italy
2005-08, Supernatural 1 Polymer chair Italy
2006, Floral Gyrators Windmill
2006-08 Andromeda Suspension Light Japan
2006-10, Solar Tree Street Lamp Milan
2007-09, Acqua Series Lamps Milan
2007-09, Acqua Series Lamps Milan
2008,  Tasklight
2008, Segway Z Gyroscopic Family Vehicle
2008, Solar Skin Bicycle
2008-09, Solar Car Sponsorship and Visualisation
2009-10, lighting Cosmic Leaf Floor Lamp Milan
2011, BIOYOT Solar Assisted 60m Yacht
2011, BIOYOT Solar Assisted 60m Yacht
2011, Grifo Task Light
2013, Biophilia Roto-molded Outdoor Door Dining Chair Spain
2013, Florensis lighting
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