词条 | David Lewis (designer) |
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| name = David Lewis | image = | caption = | birth_name = David Whitfield Lewis | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|02|19|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|11|08|1939|02|19|df=y}} | death_place = Denmark | alma_mater = Central School of Art and Design | occupation = Industrial designer | years_active = 1961–2011 }}David Whitfield Lewis (19 February 1939 – 8 November 2011) was a British industrial designer. He is best known for his work for Bang & Olufsen. He was a distinguished member of Royal Designers for Industry. Several of the products he designed are included in the MoMA permanent collection of design.[1] LifeDavid Whitfield Lewis was born in London. He wanted to become a furniture designer, but the class at London’s Central School of Art and Design was full. So instead he decided on an education as an industrial designer [2]. He had a keen interest in Danish design and architecture. He met a Danish au pair, who would later become his wife. The couple moved to Denmark in the 1960s.[3] DesignLewis founded David Lewis Designers in Copenhagen, and from this studio he would live to design an impressive range of products. In the early 1980s, Bang & Olufsen made David Lewis their chief designer. This unique freelance relationship resulted in numerous international design icons. Lewis was the man of the studio, with his sparkling creativity and vitality always very involved with projects. His fellow claim that he had the ability to turn things upside down and chase the yet unseen. He brought a tireless desire to change the conventions and to go new ways. 'He never asked “Why?” but always “Why not?”' Selected Products
AwardsDavid Lewis is currently represented with three Bang & Olufsen products in the permanent design collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. He received several other awards and prizes:
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.scandinaviandesign.com/personalities/david_lewis.htm |title=Chief Designer Receives Distinguished English Title |website=Scandinavian Design |accessdate=15 September 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.beoworld.org/article_view.asp?id=31|title=Bang & Olufsen Designer David Lewis|website=Beoworld|accessdate=15 September 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://davidlewisdesigners.com/mr-david-lewis/|title=David Whitfield Lewis|website=David Lewis Designers|accessdate=22 September 2018}} External links
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