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BarberOsgerby

British industrial design company

Barber Osgerby is a London-based industrial design studio founded in 1996 by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Historically named variously Barber Osgerby Associates, BOA, Barber & Osgerby and BarberOsgerby, the practice has been called Barber Osgerby since 2008. Barber and Osgerby's work encompasses interiors, furniture, lighting and product design as well as art and architectural-scale projects.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1
  • HeadquartersLondon1

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Barber Osgerby Portrait Jessica Klingelfuss
Photo: AjoP84!, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Barber Osgerby is a London-based industrial design studio founded in 1996 by British designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Historically named variously Barber Osgerby Associates, BOA, Barber & Osgerby and BarberOsgerby, the practice has been called Barber Osgerby since 2008. Barber and Osgerby's work encompasses interiors, furniture, lighting and product design as well as art and architectural-scale projects.2

The story

Founded by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby in 1996.1

Edward Barber, born in Shrewsbury in 1969, studied interior design at Leeds Polytechnic. Jay Osgerby, born in Oxford in 1969, completed a foundation art program at Oxford Brookes University and studied product design at Ravensbourne College in London. The two met while studying for their Master's degrees in Architecture at London's Royal College of Art. After graduating, in 1996 they set up their studio Barber Osgerby Associates.

From Wikipedia’s article on Barber Osgerby, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

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