Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby

Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, born in Shrewsbury and Oxford in 1969, met while studying architecture at the Royal College of Art and founded their London studio in 1996, followed by Universal Design Studio in 2001 and the consultancy Map in 2012. Known for the Loop table for Isokon, the Tip Ton chair for Vitra and the London 2012 Olympic Torch, they are Royal Designers for Industry and were appointed OBE in 2013.

For B&B Italia they designed the Tobi-Ishi table in 2012, the Button Tables in 2014 and the soft, generous Tortello sofa and armchair in 2023.