Clever Ep. 143: Industrial Designer Edward Barber

<p>Designer Edward Barber grew up in a small UK village running around with his brothers, making tree houses, bows and arrows, and drawing. As a teenager, he fell in love with sailing, fixing boats, and photography. He eventually landed in the architecture program at Royal College of Art where in the first week he met Jay Osgerby. The two became fast friends, collaborators and founding partners of Barber Osgerby. In the early years, with some “engineered luck” in the form of Giulio Cappellini, Edward and Jay were fast-tracked in the world of international furniture design. Since then, they’ve gone on to found Universal, an architecture and interior design studio, and Map, focused on tech and industrial design. Having designed everything from stacking chairs with a dynamic tilt aimed at improved learning in schools, to experiential sound installations... carving out his own path has worked out just fine!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.cleverpodcast.com/blog/ep-143-edward-barber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Images, links and more from Edward Barber!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Many thanks to this episode’s sponsors:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Helix</strong></p><p>To all our designer friends out there, Helix is one of the only “mattress in a box” companies that offers a designer trade discount—and it’s a good one at that! Just go to <a href="http://helixsleep.com/clever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://helixsleep.com/clever</a>, sign up for the trade program, and once approved you will receive 25% off all products at all three of their brands. For regular customers, Helix is offering a great promo where you can receive up to $200 off your order plus 2 free dream pillows. Just visit<a href="http://helixsleep.com/clever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://helixsleep.com/clever</a> to take the quiz and save up to $200 on your dream mattress.</p><p><strong>EditorX</strong></p><p><a href="http://editorx.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EditorX</a> is a platform bu