David Lewis (designer)
| David Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David Whitfield Lewis 19 February 1939 London, England |
| Died |
8 November 2011 (aged 72) 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 an 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]
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 Awardd: Good Design Japan 1994
- Beo 4 (1994), a very slender remote control
- BeoVision Avant (1995), TV with video tape
- 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, God 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
References
- ↑ "Chief Designer Receives Distinguished English Title". Scandinavian Design. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
- Official website
- David Lewis at BeoWorld
- David Lewis at The Wall Street Journal
- David Lewis obituary at Core77
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