Filo Sofa by Barber & Osgerby

  Filo Sofa by Barber & Osgersby

Filo sofa
Year 2009
Client Private Commission
Manufacturer Cappellini
This private commission had two simple requirements; to design a sofa that was both large and comfortable. The looseness of this brief allowed scope for considerable creative freedom.

“A Must Have Sofa” I thought when creating this post.

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

founded their East London studio in 1996, after studying architecture together at the Royal College of Art. For more than two decades their work has challenged the boundaries of design in this country and abroad, while their commitment to lecturing, workshops and studio practice supports the development of new generations of designers.

The strength of Barber and Osgerby’s creative partnership has led to collaborations with some of the world’s most progressive companies and a diversity of output that encompasses architecture, interiors, sculpture, product and exhibition design, from the iconic Loop Table (1996) for Isokon and Soft Work (2018) for Vitra, to the 2012 Olympic Torch and a £2 coin commissioned to commemorate the 150th anniversary of London Underground. In 2017 Phaidon published a new monograph – Barber Osgerby, Projects – covering the designers first twenty years of practice.

#2 of the Big Sofa Book.

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Shell Chair by Barber and Osgerby for Gallery 20 ltd

Shell Chair by Barber and Osgerby

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Polished metal Shell chair by Barber and Osgerby, special edition for gallery 20ltd. 2007

Tip Ton Chair by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

Tip Ton by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

Tip Ton Chair by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby

Tip Ton, a chair designed by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby

Tip Ton defines a whole new chair typology: the solid plastic chair with forward-tilt action. Its name refers to the two types of sitting experiences that characterise the chair – from a normal position, Tip Ton can be tilted a few degrees forward where it then stays in place. The innovation behind this seemingly simple feature lies in the skids, which rise at a nine-degree angle. The forward-tilt sitting position, until now the preserve of mechanical office chairs, straightens the pelvis and spine and thus improves circulation to the abdominal and back muscles. Thanks to its striking appearance, Tip Ton is an outstanding dining table or home-office solution; it is also ideal for use in restaurants, conference and meeting spaces and educational institutions.

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Tip Ton by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Vitra – Milan 2011 (06)

New Vitra creation to be presented at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week! (Photo via dezeen.com)