Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby established BarberOsgerby in 1996 after studying architecture together. Since then, they have designed furniture, lighting, and other products for many international companies. They are known for their innovative and award-winning designs. Some of their most notable projects include designing tables with colorful segmented aluminum tops for Established & Sons gallery and architectural designs for several H&M stores around the world.

1. Project stories for the Design Museum

2. Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby studied architecture together at The Royal College of Art in
London and established BarberOsgerby in 1996. Later, in 2001, they also founded Universal
Design Studio their architecture and interior design practice. Over the past ten years, Edward
and Jay have worked across a wide range of disciplines to create everything from furniture,
lighting, household products, restaurants, shops, drinks bottles and electronic products for
companies based all around the world. Edward and Jay were awarded the Jerwood Prize for
Applied Arts in 2004 and were made Royal Designers for Industry in 2007.
BarberOsgerby has since been developing collections for leading manufacturers including
Flos, Vitra, Venini, Magis, Authentics, Swarovski and Established & Sons, as well as
continuing their work in private and public commissions.
Both Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby lecture at numerous international events and design
schools, including at Ecal, Switzerland and the Vitra Design Museum. Their work is held in
museum permanent collections around the world including the Design Museum, London;
the V&A Museum, London; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Art Institute of
Chicago and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Who we are...

3. What we do...
A desk in our studio

4. What we do...
Image of our ʻresearch wallʼ where images are pinned up for inspiration

5. What we do...
Images from our studio

6. Finished product: Four Leaves coat stand

7. Finished product: Home table

8. Finished product:
Tab table lamp

9. Finished product: Birds on a Wire hooks

10. Finished product: Portsmouth bench

11. Finished product: Lanterne Marine vase

12. Finished product: De La
Warr Pavilion chair

13. De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea

14. Finished product: Hula stool

15. In 2008, we were asked to produce a limited edition of tables for Established & Sons LIMITED gallery
in London. The project was called Iris.
Iris

16. Our starting point is usually to
make sketches and models of our
work. For this project, however, the
process started with colour
studies...
Iris

17. We decided on which colours to use by laying out the colour chips in sequence
Iris

18. We decided on which colours to use by laying out the colour chips in sequence
Iris

19. We then went on to produce drawings on the computer to lay out the components of the tables

20. Once we had decided on the design, individual, machined-aluminium sections were produced to make-up the tables.
Iris

21. The individual aluminium parts were then anodised to produce the different coloured sections of each table. This involves
treating the metal then dying and sealing it - in much the same way as developing a photographic film with chemicals.
Iris

22. Detail A
see drawing ES05-086
Detail B
see drawing ES05-086
Recess for fixing plate
and 4 x adjustable feet
1196
390
C
48 individual segments
machined from solid
aluminium and anodised in
different colours
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
A
B
B
A
B
C
B
A
B
A
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
B
A
B
A
B
C
B
A
B
380
8
A PARTS X16
numbers:
3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23,
27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47
B PARTS X 24
numbers:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26
28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48
C PARTS X 8
numbers:
1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43
B
20
18
19
21
2223242526 B
C
B C B A B
A
12
13
14
15
16
17
B
A
B
A
B
C
8 x 3M Bumpon
2 3
4
5
6
7
47 48 1
CBA
B
A
B A
B
8
9
10
11 A
B
B
C
A
Joining plate for
final assemebly of the
table
15
Establshed & Sons
Gallery Editions
1200 Aluminium Table
1:10 @ A3
28/02/08
www.barberosgerby.com
35-42 Charlotte Road, EC2A 3PG
T +44 (0) 20 7033 3884 F +44 (0) 20 7033 3882
© copyright Barber Osgerby 2008
ES05-070
Section90
DATE
SCALE
DRAWING
NUMBER
TITLE
PROJECT
D
400
REVISION
View of underside
4 x adjustable feet
Appox weight 207kg including glass
See Drawing ES05-085 for glass size
Parts to be numbered
1 - 48 in recess
We produced technical drawings on the computer which were used to instruct the manufacturer on
how to assemble the different coloured sections.

23. 29 colours (8 dyes)
scale 1:10
TABLE 1200 (Yellow-Green)
48 parts,3.8 kg weight
3 foot tank
order (48 pieces)
Start
41/ 500-1
28/ 650-3
29/ 520-1
30/ 500-1
13/ 500-5
42/ 500-6
11/ 500-3
2/ 700-5
3/ 690-5
4/ 690-2
10/ 640-1
9/ 650-2
8/ 500-1
5/ 690-3
7/ 690-1
6/ 690-4
12/ 500-2
18/ 500-3
20/ 500-1
45/ S 100-2
33/ 650-1
47/ 690-5
32/ 650-3
31/ 650-1
48/ 690-4
26/ 640-4
25/ 640-5
24/ 640-6
23/ 640-5
22/ 650-5
21/ 650-4
1/ black
27/ 640-3
16/ 500-5
19/ 500-2
44/ S 100-1
40/ 640-1
43/ S 100-0
35/ 640-2
34/ 650-2
46/ S 100-3
14/ 500-4
17/ 500-4
15/ 500-6
39/ 640-2
38/ 640-4
37/ 640-6
36/ 650-5
Start >>
yellow-1
IN 500-1
yellow-4
IN 500-4
IN 690-5
Grey NL-5
IN 690-3
Grey NL-3
yellow-3
IN 500-3
IN 520-1
GOLD-1
Y+PLW-2
IN 640-2
Y+PLW-5
IN 640-5
yellow-6
IN 500-6
yellow-3
IN 500-3
IN 690-4
Grey NL-4
IN 690-4
Grey NL-4
yellow-2
IN 500-2
yellow-1
IN 500-1
GR LWN-5
IN 650-5
Y+PLW-6
IN 640-6
Y+PLW-6
IN 640-6
yellow-5
IN 500-5
yellow-7
S 100-0
black-1
IN 690-1
Grey NL-1
Y+PLW-5
IN 640-5
GR LWN-1
IN 650-1
yellow-2
IN 500-2
Y+PLW-4
IN 640-4
yellow-4
IN 500-4
yellow-8
S 100-1
IN 700-5
G HNL-5
yellow-1
IN 500-1
Y+PLW-4
IN 640-4
GR LWN-3
IN 650-3
yellow-1
IN 500-1
Y+PLW-2
IN 640-2
yellow-6
IN 500-6
S 100-2
yellow-9
S 100-2
IN 690-5
Grey NL-5
GR LWN-2
IN 650-2
Y+PLW-3
IN 640-3
GR LWN-1
IN 650-1
GR LWN-4
IN 650-4
Y+PLW-1
IN 640-1
yellow-5
IN 500-5
S 100-3
yellow-10
S 100-3
IN 690-2
Grey NL-2
Y+PLW-1
IN 640-1
GR LWN-3
IN 650-3
GR LWN-2
IN 650-2
GR LWN-5
IN 650-5
Y+PLW-1
IN 640-1
Y+PLW-2
IN 640-2
Y+PLW-3
IN 640-3
Y+PLW-4
IN 640-4
Y+PLW-5
IN 640-5
Y+PLW-6
IN 640-6
IN 690-1
Grey NL-1
IN 690-2
Grey NL-2
IN 690-3
Grey NL-3
IN 690-4
Grey NL-4
IN 690-5
Grey NL-5
black-1
IN 520-1
GOLD-1
yellow-2
IN 500-2
yellow-1
IN 500-1
yellow-5
IN 500-5
yellow-6
IN 500-6
yellow-3
IN 500-3
yellow-4
IN 500-4
yellow-7
S 100-0
yellow-8
S 100-1 S 100-2
yellow-9
S 100-2 S 100-3
yellow-10
S 100-3
IN 700-5
G HNL-5
GR LWN-1
IN 650-1
GR LWN-2
IN 650-2
GR LWN-3
IN 650-3
GR LWN-4
IN 650-4
GR LWN-5
IN 650-5
4 2
2
2 2 2 2
2 2
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
Black MLW
Gold 4N (520)
Yellow 3GL(500)
Yellow 3GL (500)+ Grey NL(690) (double dye)=(S100)
Grey NL (690)
Grey HNL (700)
Green LWN (650)
TUrquoise PLW (630)/Yellow 3GL(500)=(640)
1 part
1 part
15 parts (5 jigs of 2,1jig of 1,and one jig of 4)
3 parts (separate jigs)
7 parts (2 jigs of 2 and 3 jigs of 1)
1 part
9 parts (4 jigs of 2 and 1 jig of 1)
11 parts (5 jigs of 2 and 1 jig of 1)
We produced technical drawings on the computer which were used to instruct the manufacturer on
how to assemble the different coloured sections.

24. A total of 12 editions of the table were made
Iris

25. The finished tables were displayed at the Established & Sons LIMITED gallery in London’s West End
Iris

26. Iris
The finished tables were displayed at the Established & Sons LIMITED gallery in London’s West End

27. With the help of our sister studio, Universal Design Studio, we also work on architectural projects such as this one for
high street fashion brand, H&M.
H&M

28. H&M
We present our ideas to a client in the context of a story, or series of stories...
Modular

29. H&M
Line
We present our ideas in the context of a story, or series of stories...

30. H&M
We present our ideas in the context of a story, or series of stories...
Geometric: system

31. We are always sketching ideas
H&M

32. H&M
And making models...

33. H&M
And making models...

34. We also create material studies like these to show the different effects light will have on a building - in this case,
the perforations in the pleated facade are backlit at night to create this effect...
H&M

35. H&M

36. H&M
We made our design flexible so that it can be adapted for each individual site around the world
and used on buildings internally and externally.

37. H&M
We have now worked on projects with H&M stores worldwide including: Seoul, Korea

38. We have now worked on projects with H&M stores worldwide including: Los Angeles, USA
H&M

39. We have now worked on projects with H&M stores worldwide including: Osaka, Japan
H&M

40. We have now worked on projects with H&M stores worldwide including: Tokyo, Japan
H&M

41. Ends