MAISON & OBJET - Designers of the year 2013!!

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are 2013 Maison & Objet Designers of the Year. The fair French fashion and home, Maison & Objet, annually selects three creatives from the disciplines of architecture, interior design and furniture design. This year industrial designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of Barberosgerby (UK), architect Odile Decq (FR) and interior designer Joseph Dirand (FR) and have been chosen as the 2013 Maison & Objet's NOW! Design à Vivre Designers, Designer and Scènes d'Intérieur Designer respectively.

Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby. 2013 now! design à vivre Designers.

An exhibition of their work will feature at the Now! Design a Vivre fair, 18-22 January, Paris Nord Villepinte.

BarberOsgerby (Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby) is a London studio whose research-led practice has developed collections for Cappellini, Magis,V itra, Venini, Swarovski, Flos and Established & Sons, while also producing edition furniture and one-off works for both private and public commissions. They have lectured internationally and hosted workshops at ECAL, Switzerland, and the Vitra Design Museum. Their work is held in permanent collections around the world including the V&A Museum, London; New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art; London’s Design Museum; the Art Institute of Chicago; and Haunch of Venison Gallery.

Odile Decq Benoit Cornette. French architect involved in a number of international projects throughout Asia and Europe including:house for the CIPEA in Ninjing, China; hausing buiding, Florence, Italy; FRAC, Regional Fund for Contemporary Art in Rennes, France; and most recently the Museum for Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy.

Joseph Dirand. French interior designer and architect who has a portfolio which includes international residential and commercial projects which include retail shops for clients such as Pucci, New York; and Alexander Wang, Beijing.