Ross Lovegrove Explained

Ross Lovegrove
Birth Place:	Cardiff, Wales
Alma Mater:	Manchester Polytechnic
Occupation:	Industrial Designer

Ross Lovegrove (born 1958 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh artist and industrial designer.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Ross Lovegrove was born in Wales in 1958. He studied at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University), graduating with a First Class BA in Industrial Design in 1980. In 1983, he graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Master of Design.^[3]

In the early 1980s he worked with Hartmut Esslinger as a designer for Frog Design on projects such as Walkmans for Sony, and computers for Apple Computer; he later moved to Paris to work for Knoll International, and also collaborated with Jean Nouvel and Phillipe Stark. in the late 1980s, he returned to London, and in 1990 he founded a practice of his own, Studio X.^[4]

In 2007 he designed a limited edition speaker system called Muon for the British audio company KEF.^[5]

He has designed concept cars for Renault and Swarovski.^{[6] [7]}

In April 2017 the Pompidou Centre in Paris staged a retrospective of his work titled CONVERGENCE in the context of the museum's fortieth anniversary.^{[8] [9]} His work has been exhibited internationally, and is held in the permanent collection of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Vitra Design Museum, and the Design Museum in London.

Personal life

Ross Lovegrove was raised in Penarth by parents who were first cousins and who both hold the name Lovegrove.

Awards

• Curated the first permanent collection. The same year, he was awarded the Red dot design award^[10] for the products created for VitrA^[11]

Exhibitions

• Solo show^[12] at Philips de Pury & Company,^[13] New York, March 2017
• Solo show at Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, April 12 – July 3, 2017^[14]

Further reading

• Book: Design of the 20th Century. Charlotte. Fiell. Peter. Fiell. Taschen. Köln. 25th anniversary. 2005. 430–432. 9783822840788. 809539744.

External links

• • Ross Lovegrove, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) holdings
• Ross Lovegrove, Pompidou Centre holdings
• Ross Lovegrove, Vitra Design Museum holdings

Notes and References

1. Web site: 100% Ross Lovegrove . . 20 March 2016 .
2. http://www.rosslovegrove.com/index.php/about-us/ About Us – Ross Lovegrove
3. Web site: Coventry. Ross Lovegrove, Design Corporation, James. About Us. 2021-09-12. Ross Lovegrove. en-US.
4. Web site: Ross Lovegrove – His design ethic is DNA: Design, Nature, Art. 2021-09-12. Luminaire. en.
5. Web site: MUON . 2022-10-08 . KEF Europe . en.
6. Web site: Meet Twin'Z, Renault latest concept car by Ross Lovegrove - Renault Group . 2024-10-30 . www.renaultgroup.com . en.
7. Web site: Butler . Andy . 2006-10-31 . ross lovegrove interview . 2024-10-30 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
8. Web site: Mutations-Créations / Ross Lovegrove. Centre Pompidou. 9 October 2017.
9. News: CONVERGENCE: ROSS LOVEGROVE AT THE POMPIDOU PARIS. 9 October 2017. 30 June 2017.
10. http://en.red-dot.org/2865.html?cHash=02b8411dec8a644a26f528c2fc9c08c7&company=517 online-exhibition | Red Dot Award: Product Design
11. http://usa.vitra.com.tr/design_culture/overview.aspx VitrA Bathroom Culture
12. Web site: March 26, 2007. Ross Lovegrove at Philips de Pury. April 27, 2021. Dezeen.
13. Web site: Rawsthorne. Alice. May 20, 2007. Jean Prouvé's Maison Tropicale at design auction. April 27, 2021. The New York Times.
14. Web site: Sammicheli. Marco. June 26, 2017. Lovegrove sculptor of forms. April 27, 2021. Abitare.