James Irvine (Designer)
James Irvine (born December 1958 in London , † February 18, 2013 in Milan ) was a British designer .
After school, Irvine attended the Kingston Polytechnic Design School until 1981 and then the Royal College of Art . After graduating in 1984, he went to Milan to work under Ettore Sottsass in Olivetti's design department. 1987 followed a one year work stay in Japan at Toshiba .
Upon his return, Irvine founded his own design studio in Milan and was also a partner at Sottsass Associati from 1993 to 1997. In addition to his own design work, Irvine also taught in Karlsruhe , London and Milan.
Irvine designed a wide variety of things from sofas and lights to garlic presses and bus shelters. He became very well known in Germany in 1999 with the design of a Mercedes-Benz Citaro city bus for the Hanover local transport company üstra for Expo 2000 . His customers included companies such as Thonet , B&B Italia , Zumtobel , WMF , Ikea and Muji .
Web links
- James Irvine's website
- Short biography with photo
- Biography with photo (English, PDF, 959 KiB)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irvine, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 2013 |
| Place of death | Milan |