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Harry Allen (designer)

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Harry Allen (born 1964) is an American industrial and interior designer. Originally from New Jersey, Allen attended Alfred University and later Pratt Institute, where he received a master's degree in Industrial Design. In 1993, he founded Harry Allen Design, located in New York City’s East Village.[1]

Designs

Allen has designed furniture, lighting, products, and interiors for a variety of international clients.[2] Notable designs include the interior of the design store Moss;[3] the Reality line for Areaware, including the Bank in the Form of a Pig;[4] and the bottle for Marc Jacobs' Bang perfume.[5]

Collections and awards

His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[6][7][8] His awards include two Industrial Design Society of America IDEA Awards and the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s Modernism/Young Designer Award.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Next Week Offline: Harry Allen! — New York Design Meetup". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Harry Allen - The Design 100 - TIME". TIME.com. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "AT Offline: Harry Allen — New York City 6.9.10". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Furniture From Harry Allen With All the Right Curves". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Studio : HARRY ALLEN, PRODUCT DESIGNER". Sightunseen.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Brooklyn Museum: Harry Allen". Brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ "MoMA". MoMA.org. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ^ Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections  : Search Collections". Philamuseum.org. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Next Week Offline: Harry Allen! — New York Design Meetup". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved 15 January 2015.