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]
David 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 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]
Design
Lewis 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 studio's man, with his sparkling creativity and vitality always very involved with projects. His fellow claim that he could 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
Beocenter 2200 (1983), Hi-Fi system
Beovision MX 2000 (1985), TV designed like a monitor. ID Award in 1986
Beolink 1000 (1985), Remote control. ID Award 1986
Beovox Red Line (1985), Loudspeaker
Beovision LX 2800 (1986), TV
Beosound Ouverture (1991), Hi-fi system that presented inserted CDs upright
Beolab 6000 (1992), loudspeaker. Awards: MOMA 1993, IF 1993
Beolab 8000 (1992), loudspeaker looking similar to an organ pipe. Awards: MOMA 1993, IF 1993
Beosound Century (1993), Hi-Fi upright standing. Awards: ID 1994, Good Design Japan 1994
Beolab LCS 9000 (1993), Active loudspeaker Award: Good Design Japan 1994
Beo 4 (1994), a very slender remote control
BeoVision Avant (1995), TV with video tape
BeoLink Passive (1995), amplifier
Beosound 9000 (1996), the iconic "6 CDs in a row" Hi-fi system
Beocenter AV 5 (1997), TV with a radio and CD player
BeoLab 4000 (1997), active loudspeaker. Awards: IF 1998, Good Design Japan 1998
Beovision 1 (1999), TV
Beolab 1 (1999), active loudspeaker.
Beocenter 6 (2003), free standing television on a stand with an iconic silhouette
David 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:
2007: Honorary fellow, RIBA, Royal Institute of British Architects
2003: Danish Design Council Annual Prize
2002: Knight of the Dannebrog, Denmark
1995: Royal Designer for Industry, London
1994: The Danish ID prize
1994: The Japanese G-mark Design Award
1993: The Japanese G-mark Design Award
1992: The Japanese G-mark Prix
1991: The Japanese G-mark Design Award
1990: The Danish ID prize
1990: The Japanese G-mark Design Award
1989: The Japanese G-mark Design Award
1982: The Danish ID prize
1976: The Danish ID prize
References
^"Chief Designer Receives Distinguished English Title". Scandinavian Design. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
^"Bang & Olufsen Designer David Lewis". Beoworld. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^. David Lewis Designers. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^"Samsung and Bang & Olufsen present Serenata". GSM Arena. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2020. ingenious and artful music mobile phone Samsung Serenata, designed by David Lewis, whose name is related to many of the products by Bang & Olufsen
david, lewis, designer, david, whitfield, lewis, february, 1939, november, 2011, british, industrial, designer, best, known, work, bang, olufsen, distinguished, member, royal, designers, industry, several, products, designed, included, moma, permanent, collect. David Whitfield Lewis 19 February 1939 8 November 2011 was a British industrial designer He is best known for his work for Bang amp 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 David LewisBornDavid Whitfield Lewis 1939 02 19 19 February 1939London EnglandDied8 November 2011 2011 11 08 aged 72 DenmarkAlma materCentral School of Art and DesignOccupationIndustrial designerYears active1961 2011 Contents 1 Life 2 Design 3 Selected products 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksLife EditDavid 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 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 Design EditLewis 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 amp Olufsen made David Lewis their chief designer This unique freelance relationship resulted in numerous international design icons Lewis was the studio s man with his sparkling creativity and vitality always very involved with projects His fellow claim that he could 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 EditBeocenter 2200 1983 Hi Fi system Beovision MX 2000 1985 TV designed like a monitor ID Award in 1986 Beolink 1000 1985 Remote control ID Award 1986 Beovox Red Line 1985 Loudspeaker Beovision LX 2800 1986 TV Beosound Ouverture 1991 Hi fi system that presented inserted CDs upright Beolab 6000 1992 loudspeaker Awards MOMA 1993 IF 1993 Beolab 8000 1992 loudspeaker looking similar to an organ pipe Awards MOMA 1993 IF 1993 Beosound Century 1993 Hi Fi upright standing Awards ID 1994 Good Design Japan 1994 Beolab LCS 9000 1993 Active loudspeaker Award Good Design Japan 1994 Beo 4 1994 a very slender remote control BeoVision Avant 1995 TV with video tape BeoLink Passive 1995 amplifier Beosound 9000 1996 the iconic 6 CDs in a row Hi fi system Beocenter AV 5 1997 TV with a radio and CD player BeoLab 4000 1997 active loudspeaker Awards IF 1998 Good Design Japan 1998 Beovision 1 1999 TV Beolab 1 1999 active loudspeaker Beocenter 6 2003 free standing television on a stand with an iconic silhouette Beosound 8 2010 dedicated iPod speakers Serenata mobile telephone with loudspeaker 4 Awards EditDavid Lewis is currently represented with three Bang amp Olufsen products in the permanent design collection of The Museum of Modern Art New York He received several other awards and prizes 2007 Honorary fellow RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects 2003 Danish Design Council Annual Prize 2002 Knight of the Dannebrog Denmark 1995 Royal Designer for Industry London 1994 The Danish ID prize 1994 The Japanese G mark Design Award 1993 The Japanese G mark Design Award 1992 The Japanese G mark Prix 1991 The Japanese G mark Design Award 1990 The Danish ID prize 1990 The Japanese G mark Design Award 1989 The Japanese G mark Design Award 1982 The Danish ID prize 1976 The Danish ID prizeReferences Edit Chief Designer Receives Distinguished English Title Scandinavian Design Retrieved 15 September 2016 Bang amp Olufsen Designer David Lewis Beoworld Retrieved 15 September 2018 David Whitfield Lewis David Lewis Designers Archived from the original on 23 March 2017 Retrieved 22 September 2018 Samsung and Bang amp Olufsen present Serenata GSM Arena 2 October 2007 Retrieved 6 November 2020 ingenious and artful music mobile phone Samsung Serenata designed by David Lewis whose name is related to many of the products by Bang amp OlufsenExternal links EditOfficial website David Lewis at BeoWorld David Lewis at The Wall Street Journal David Lewis obituary at Core77 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Lewis designer amp oldid 987350338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
