Ross Lovegrove is a designer and visionary who’s work is considered to be at the very apex of stimulating a profound change in the physicality of our three dimensional world.
Inspired by the logic and beauty of nature his design possess a trinity between technology, materials science and intelligent organic form, creating what many industrial leaders see as the new aesthetic expression for the 21st Century. There is always embedded a deeply human and resourceful approach in his designs, which project an optimism, and innovative vitality in everything he touches from cameras to cars to trains, aviation and architecture.
He graduated from Manchester Polytechnic with 1st Class BA Hons Industrial design in 1980. Master of Design of Royal College of Art, London in 1983.
In the early 80’s worked as a designer for Frog Design in West Germany on projects such as Walkmans for Sony, Computers for Apple Computers, later moved to Paris as consultant to Knoll International;. Being author of the highly successful Alessandri Office System.
Invited to join the Atelier de Nimes along with Jean Nouvel and Phillipe Stark, consulting to amongst others Cacharel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Dupont.
Returning to London in 1986 he has completed projects for amongst others Airbus Industries, Kartell, Ceccotti, Cappellini, Idee, Moroso, Luceplan, Driade, Peugeot, Apple Computers, Issey Miyake, Vitra, Motorola, Biomega, LvMH, Yamagiwa Corporation, Tag Heuer, Hackman, Alias, Herman Miller, Artemide, Japan Airlines and Tokyo Ito Architects in Japan.
Winner of numerous international awards his work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Guggenheim Museum NY, Axis Centre Japan, Pompidou Centre, Paris and the Design Museum, London, when in 1993 he curated the first permanent collection. His work is held in permanent collections of various design museums around the world including Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA), Design Museum in London and Vitra Design Museum Weil Am Rhein, Basel, CH
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| Ross Lovegrove |
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| Apple Communicator, 1993 |
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Bench floor lamp, 2002–03
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| Gingko Table, 2003-06 |
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Gingko Table, 2003-06 top view
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| DNA Staircase, 2005 |
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| Plumbing from the Freedom collection, 2009 for VitrA |
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| Andromeda lamp, 2010 for Yamagiwa |
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| Andromeda lamp, 2010 for Yamagiwa |
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| LDN Bicycle, 2010 for Biomega |
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| NUVO Light tree, 2012 |
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| Sculptural lights in Barrisol pavilion, 2014 Biennale Interieur |
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| Sculptural lights in Barrisol pavilion, 2014 Biennale Interieur |
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MUO speaker aluminium encased wireless Bluetooth speakers, 2015
for KEF |
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| Metre long fabric snake, 2017 V&A tapestry room |
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| ACQUA lamp series |
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| Biophilia Furniture |
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| Biophilia Furniture |
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BIOYOT Solar Assisted 60m Yacht
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BONE chair
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BONE chair
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Cosmic Leaf - Suspension Lamp
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| Form follows function hanger |
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| Go Stacking chair |
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| Go Stacking chair |
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| GRIFO task light |
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Haute couture bottles
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Mercury Suspension lamp for Artemide
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| MOOT chair |
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| NatuzziItalia ERGO |
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| SOLO cuttlery |
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| Wanderlust cosmetic collection |
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