Born 1996 | United Kingdom
Barber Osgerby is the London-based design studio founded in 1996 by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. The two met while studying architecture at the Royal College of Art in London, and from the beginning their collaborative work developed at the intersection of industrial design, furniture, and architecture. Their official studio profile describes Barber Osgerby as an industrial design studio, while major brand biographies consistently position their practice as one that probes the relationship between architecture, making, and contemporary production.
Over the years, Barber Osgerby has built an international body of work spanning furniture, lighting, installations, and industrial design for leading brands including Vitra, Knoll, B&B Italia, Flos, Magis, and Kasthall. Their work is especially admired for combining technical clarity with material curiosity, often bringing an almost architectural sense of structure to everyday objects. The studio has also expanded through related ventures such as Universal Design Studio, founded in 2001, and Map Project Office, launched in 2012. Works by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are held in the permanent collections of institutions including the V&A, the Design Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Vitra Design Museum.
