antibes - George Sowden

antibes - George Sowden
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He moved to Milano in 1970 where he started working with Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti. Sowden was born in Leeds, antibes George Sowden UK in 1942.

He studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1960’s. George J.

antibes />In 1981, he was one of the co-founders of the antibes Memphis Group, the design movement that had a significant impact on design aesthetics in the eighties. The same year he founded his design studio, SowdenDesign, and has since collaborated antibes Antoine Joseph Monneron with numerous world famous companies, such as Olivetti, Alessi, Bodum, Guzzini, Lorenz, Rancilio, Steelcase, Swatch, Segis, Memphis, IPM , Moulinex, Telecom Italia, antibes Tefal and Pyrex. George Sowden has received numerous awards including, in 1991, the prestigious ADI Compasso d Oro Award for design excellence Olivetti, Fax OFX420. .