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Alessi, Twergi 1990
Cappellini, Piceno 1991
Cappellini, Progetto Oggetto 1992
Vitra, Citizen Office Exhibition 1992
CBI, JI1 1994
CBI, sketch 1994
Brf, Tubo 1996
Ogtm, wheels 1998
B&B Italia, Lunar 1998
Asplund, X5 1998
Magis, Flick 1998
Alfi, Luigi 1999
Magis, Centomila 1999
Canon, Fax 2000
Sketch, 2000
Mercedes Benz, Üstra Bus 2000
Artemide, Float 2000
Swedese, Sonia 2000
Whirpool, Soundwave 2000
Danese Milano, Archiviovivo 2001
Products for Wmf, 2001-2006
Swedese, X3 2001
Conde Nast, Murano bowls 2002
Spalding & Bros, S3 2002
Danese Milano, Hold It 2002
Ikea, Gunghult 2002
Du Point Corian, Vitamin Bar 2003
Danese Milano, Daisy 2004
Thonet, art direction 2007-2011
Thonet, Loop Chair 2004
Olivetti, Anyway 2005
Coro, Panchina per Milano 2005
Pamar, Smooth 2005
Thonet, S5000 2006
Danese Milano, Belvedere 2006
Sketching the brief
WMF, Kitchen Range 2006
Alias, Open Chair 2006
Danese, Make Up 2006
Articolo, Trident 2007
Studio Irvine
Imagomundi, Vroom Vroom 2007
Design Dance, 2007
Wasterberg, W82 2008
Kreo, Casino 2008
Kreo, Casino 2008
Muji/Thonet, N°14 chair 2009
Italy & Spain, 2009
Marsotto Edizioni, Disco 2009
Zumtobel, Mellow Light 2010
Isaia Showroom, Milan
Pamar, Rod 2010
Pamar, Lozenge 2010
Marsotto Edizioni, Salto 2010
Marsotto Edizioni, Pia 2010
Marsotto Edizioni, Ipe 2010
Marsotto Edizioni, Toni 2010
Discipline, Centanni 2012
Muji, USB Fan 2012
Arper, Juno 2012
Biography
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(1958—2013)
Born in London, James Irvine graduated in 1984 from the Royal College of Art, London. In the same year he moved to Milan. From 1984 to 1992, he was a design consultant for Olivetti design studio Milan, under the direction of Michele De Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass. In 1987 he worked for one year at the Toshiba Design Centre in Tokyo. He returned to Milan in 1988 and opened his private design studio. His first clientes were Cappellini and SCP. From 1993 to 1997, in parallel to his private studio, he was a partner of Sottsass Associati, responsable for the studio’s industrial design group.
In 2004 he was the guest of honour at the fair Interieur in Kortrijk and was also elected Royal Designer for Industry by the Royal Society of Arts in London. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Design from Kingston University.
The Studio
Studio Irvine is an Architectural and Design studio based in Milan specialize in product design, art direction and raw spaces focusing the research on the pure matter. Run by the Architect Marialaura Rossiello Irvine, the studio was founded in 1988 by British designer James Irvine. The studio remains faithful to a recognizable design approach not only in the final product, but in the entire process which, starting from the material, involves all stages of transformation: from production, to communication and to the product strategy.
“Studio Irvine has a specific design method that I like to summarize in the list of keywords that guide me along the way, depending on whether you approach the project from the point of view of Art Direction, product design or Architectural project: respect the material and its production processes, building a coherent and independent corporate identity, create a work team in which to combine project culture and business culture, aim for the timeless and respect the Genius Loci designing alchemy of space, light and matter… ” MRI, 2021
The cross-disciplinary philosophy pursued by the studio denotes a constant inclination and curiosity towards all types and scales of projects: from the design of a bus to that of a pen, from the art direction of a company to that of launching a new design brand. In its 30-year history, the studio has woven a dense network of interactive relations among “fabbriche del design”, makers, artisans, graphic designers, curators, journalists, photographers and designers. Driven by a diversity of expertise, skills and visions in a common creative process focused on each new specific project. The studio is a place whose rich collection of objects, prototypes, pictures, souvenirs, collections, drawings and history provides a continuing source of inspiration for future design projects. Studio Irvine is the story of a constantly evolving family studio.
Marialaura Rossiello Irvine
Marialaura Rossiello is instilled with a vision in constant evolution, rooted in the classics of the Italian design school but with a broader international outlook. Born on the slopes of Vesuvius, Marialaura graduated in Architecture in Naples under Riccardo Dalisi. From the poetry of design and a deep respect for tradition and history, in 2000 she was catapulted into the capital of Italian design for a master in Strategic Design at the Politecnico. Concreteness became a challenge, marketing, communication and strategy the keynote. For a number of years she collaborated with Italian design brands, and grew accustomed to consider the product within a comprehensive corporate process. Then she moved on tiptoe into a different British atmosphere. In 2011 she became partner of Studio Irvine, where industrial products were the throbbing heart of design.
Selected Clients
Alias, Amorim, Arper, Artemide, Baleri Italia, Discipline, Foof, Marsotto Edizioni, Matteo Brioni, Muji, Offecct, Olivari, Phaidon, Thonet, Zumtobel…
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