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Stephen
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04/09/2006 1:49 pm  

Hi guys
I am an Aussie Journalist, writing a feature story about famous designer/manufacturer partnerships that endured. I already have the obvious two - Eames/Herman Miller and Jacobsen/fritz Hansen. Can anybody suggest any others, perhaps more contemporary, and not too obscure as it is a mainstream publication.
Cheers
Stephen


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04/09/2006 2:07 pm  

Here are some examples
Enzo Mari / Danese, Milano
Vico Magistretti / De Padova
Marcel Wanders / Moooi
Jonathan Ive / Apple computer
Anna Castelli Ferrieri / Kartell
...
Good luck with your search


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Benoit
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04/09/2006 5:49 pm  

you can also try Philippe...
you can also try Philippe Stark / Kartell he has done a lot with this company since the late eightues/ early nineties
good luck and let us know about your article!


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koen
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04/09/2006 9:32 pm  

"The" historical exemples are
of course the very first one:
Peter Behrens for AEG and in the U.S.
Henri Dreyfuss for Singer. Although the first one was employed by AEG and Dreyfuss was a consultant. I do not know how relevant this is for your article but some relations were almost exclusive like (in chronological order:
Alvar Aalto/Artek
Elliot Noyes/IBM
Dieter Rams/Braun
Carsten Jorgensen/Bodum
Jonathan Ive/Apple
and a zillion others
and others very loyal and significant, like:
Joe Colombo/Kartell (Philippe Star only did a few pieces)
Enzo Mari/Danese
Erik Magnussen/Stelton...and why not
Sir Terence Conran/Habitat
I disagree with the Eames Herman Miller combination which should be
George Nelson/Herman Miller
and than there are of course a multitude of designers that are manufacturers of there own products. Most known is probably Dyson for the vacuumcleaners and David Mellor for cutlery of the same name.


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sharplinesoldtimes
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04/09/2006 9:47 pm  

I'm surprised that you left...
I'm surprised that you left out Poul Kjærholm and E. Kold Christensen, Koen 🙂
Finn Juhl and Niels Vodder is also a good example, I think.


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Stephen
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05/09/2006 5:53 am  

thanks Koen
Koen
Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated. But why do you disagree with Herman Miller/Eames. HM made (and continues to do so) all the Eames classics.
Stephen


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koen
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05/09/2006 7:04 am  

I am going to reply both questions..
at the same time. As you might expect Martin, I was going to put Poul Kjaerholm and E. Kold Christensen right on the top for a unique synergy that started the interest of the world for Danish furniture, but without underestimating the scope of the article I felt that it was difficult to do justice to that special relationship in what Stephen calls "Mainstream media"...I might be wrong. As to my preference for George Nelson over the Eames's, I think it is simply a matter of historical fact that the collaboration between the "entrepreneur" that Max De Pree was and the "designer" points to George Nelson and not to the different designers he introduced into the Herman Miller company.


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Gustavo
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30/04/2007 10:00 am  

Stephen
I was very interested in the article about famous designer/manufacturer partnerships that endured, could you share it with us, if it had been already published?


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Gustavo
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30/04/2007 10:08 am  

I am also very interested,,,...
I am also very interested,,, may be more interested,,, in the unfinished list of Koen,s sugestion about–- The
multitude of designers that are manufacturers of there own products.
Could anyone go on with the list?


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azurechicken (USA)
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01/05/2007 8:40 pm  

Stephen,
the one book you should have if you write extensivly on design topics :THE DESIGN ENCYCLOPEDIA / by Mel Byars published by MoMA.832 pages...


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whitespike
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01/05/2007 9:13 pm  

Robin Day and Hille
Robin Day and Hille


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NULL NULL
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06/05/2007 11:29 pm  

Ole Wanscher - France +...
Ole Wanscher - France + Son/Daverkosen
Joe Colombo - Comfort
Castiglioni - Zanotta (bit more contemporary)


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NULL NULL
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06/05/2007 11:31 pm  

Pierre Paulin and Geoffrey...
Pierre Paulin and Geoffrey Harcourt for Artifort is another fairly major combo I can think of.


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