- George Sowden
George J. Sowden was born in
Leeds , UK in 1942. He studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1960’s. He moved toMilano in 1970 where he started working withEttore Sottsass andOlivetti . In 1981, he was one of the co-founders [ [http://www.designmuseum.org/design/memphis Design Museum Page on Memphis] ] of theMemphis Group , the design movement that had a significant impact on design aesthetics in the eighties.The same year he founded his design studio, SowdenDesign, and has since collaborated with numerous world famous companies, such as
Olivetti , Alessi, Bodum, Guzzini, Lorenz,Rancilio ,Steelcase ,Swatch , Segis, Memphis, IPM , Moulinex,Telecom Italia ,Tefal andPyrex .George Sowden has received numerous awards including, in 1991, the prestigious ADI Compasso d'Oro Award for design excellence
Olivetti , Fax OFX420.References
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Baacke, R.-P., Brandes, U., & Erlhoff, M. , "Design als Gegenstand: der neue Glanz der Dinge" (Frölich & Kaufmann, Berlin, 1983) ISBN 3-88725-008-7
*Barbara Radice , "Memphis: research, experiences, results, failures, and successes of new design" (Rizzoli, New York, 1984) ISBN 0-8478-0569-7
*Silvia Katz , "Classic plastics: from bakelite to high-tech : with a collector's guide." (Thames and Hudson, London, 1984) ISBN 0-500-01347-0
*Andrea Branzi , "The hot house: Italian new wave design" (Thames and Hudson, London, 1984) ISBN 0-500-27348-0
*Penny Sparke , "Design in Italy: 1870 to the present" (Abbeville Press, New York, 1988) ISBN 0-89659-884-5
*M. Collins, A. Papadakēs , "Post-modern design" (Rizzoli, New York, 1989) ISBN 0-8478-1136-0
*British Design & Art Direction in collaboration with RotoVision , "The product book" (Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland, 1999) ISBN 2-88046-394-7
*Fiell, C., Fiell, P., Haag, C., & Safavi, P. , "Designing the 21st century." (Taschen, Koln, 2001) ISBN 3-8228-5883-8
*Peter Zac , "Who's who in design. Vol. 2. " (AVedition, Stuttgart, 2003) ISBN 3-89986-002-2
*Terence Conran ,Max Fraser , "Designers on design" (Conran Octopus, London, 2004) ISBN 1-8409-1400-9
*Fiell, Charlotte, and Peter Fiell. , "1000 Lights. Vol. 2" (Taschen, Koln, 2005) ISBN 3-8228-2475-5External links
* [http://www.sowdendesign.com George Sowden's Official site]
* [http://www.artandculture.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=1174 Biography from 'Art and Culture']
* [http://www.design-conscious.co.uk/mall/designconscious/topic/topic-8971-1.stm Biography from 'Design Concious']
* [http://www.futuredesigndays.com/index.php?view=article&id=392%3Ageorge-sowden&option=com_content&Itemid=105 Biography on 'Future Design Days']
* [http://www.kettererkunst.com/bio/george-sowden-1942.shtml Biography on 'Ketterer Kunst Gallery']
* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/424891434/george-j-sowden.html Design samples on 'Artnet']
* [http://www.unicahome.com/c251/george-sowden.html Design samples on 'Unica Home']
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