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barberosgerby to design 2012 olympic torch
jay osgerby and edward barber
image courtesy of barber osgerby
london-based barberosgerby (edward barber and jay osgerby) have been appointed to design
the olympic and paralympic torches for the london 2012 olympic games. the duo's design will enable
8,000 torchbearers to carry the olympic flame around the UK during the 70-day relay next year.
the barber and osgerby are also working on design aspects for the paralympic torch relay.
the design for the london 2012 olympic torch is set to go public in june of this year.
past olympic torches starting clockwise from far left:
2010 (vancouver, canada); 2008 (beijing, china); 2006 (torino, italy); 1968 (mexico city, mexico); 2000 (sydney, australia):
1998 (nagano, japan); 1968 (grenoble, france)
one of barberosgerby's recent large-scale projects was in collaboration with sony entitled 'contemplating monolithic design'
first presented at the milan furniture fair 2010. to view our article on the show click here.
check our previous designboom article on architect thomas heatherwick who is designing
the 2012 london olympic cauldron here.
That is now four ex-Royal College of Art students (who all happened to study there during the same period) designing key elements for the 2012 London Olympics.
Thomas Heatherwick (Furniture) - The Olympic Cauldron
Edward barber (Architecture) & Jay Osgerby (Architecture) - The Olympic Torch
Jenni Arksey (Knitwear) - Puma's Performance Running Apparel for 2012, through her design consultancy Goose
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Hint: that pic was taken in Switzerland... who can guess the client?
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the triangular form signifies the third time london will host the games, while the 8,000 perforations on the torch's exterior represents each bearer who will run with it in the olympic torch relay.
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barber osgerby wins design of the year 2012
the triangular form signifies the third time london will host the games, while the 8,000 perforations on the torch's exterior represents each bearer who will run with it in the olympic torch relay.
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