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“Their designs reflect a truly thoughtful approach to contemporary product design.”

Metropolis Magazine, 2009

 

Joining the office of Industrial Facility requires certain qualities beyond a design education. We are always interested in people with informed backgrounds and a worldly view. Currently we have no staff vacancies. Internships are available generally for 3 months. Interns should ideally be in full-time education, with a school to return to. We do not financially support internships other than local travel expenses. Independent sponsorship should be sought. Please e-mail us your application (no more than 1MB) stating your preferred period to:

 

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“Their designs fulfill needs that are culturally specific.” ICON magazine, August 2008

 

Industrial Facility was formed in 2002 to explore the junction between industrial design and the world around us. Our office designs objects of varying purpose in relation to their spatial, cultural and performative landscapes for international companies operating in international markets. Clients value our deeper contribution to their design and business thinking and often incorporate resultant project directions into their broader future. Areas of work include products, furniture, exhibitions, transportation and clothing. The office has emerged as one of the most progressive and creative design offices working in industrial design.

 

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“Industrial Facility creates new identities for lost objects.” Wallpaper magazine, September 2008

 

Industrial Facility was formed by Sam Hecht and Kim Colin to investigate and contextualise objects so that their potential for progress is revealed. Our staff includes Japanese Designer Ippei Matsumoto, who joined the office soon after its formation; German Designer Philipp Von Lintel; and Studio Manager Petra Schmidt. Hecht and Colin have run teaching programs at the Royal College of Art. Hecht has been a Visiting Professor at HfG Karlsruhe and in 2009 he became a Royal Designer for Industry and nominated for the Prince Philip Prize. The office was given its fourth IF Hanover Gold Award in 2012 and won the Designs of the Year award for Furniture in 2011.

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Industrial Facility
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    A short film showing the latest result of our collaboration with Italian furniture producer Mattiazzi.
  • Disegno
    Disegno celebrates Industrial Facility's tenth anniversary with a review on current and past projects.
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    Designo magazine's short film features the Plinth bench designed for the V&A Museum Courtyard.
  • Flower Pot Stand
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  • Branca
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  • Lexus Design Award
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  • In Conversation
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  • Monthly Design
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  • Alumi Chair
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  • What Else is There?
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  • Object and Landscape
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  • A Landscape of Products
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  • Design Now!
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  • Some Recent Projects
    Sam Hecht and Kim Colin discuss their first solo exhibition in London, with curator Gemma Curtain.
  • Diseno
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  • Pleasure in Anonymity
    A Financial Times profile of Industrial Facility by Edwin Heathcote, architecture critic.
  • Cycle Shirt
    The catalogue to accompany the launch of the Margaret Howell Cycle Shirt project.
  • Purify and Integrate
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  • Design Language
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  • The Joy of Stuff
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  • Axis Magazine
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  • The Story of a Chair
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  • Human Robotics
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  • Strength in Numbers
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  • Robotic Craftsman
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  • New Simplicity
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  • From Milan
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  • Icon Nov, 2005
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  • Found, Made, Thought
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  • The Daily Renewal
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  • ICON, July, 2008
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  • Banal Genius
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  • Reductive Power
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  • Disegno
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  • New Media
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  • Having more with less
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  • Wearable Tools
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  • Some Recent Projects
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  • Usefulness in Small Things
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  • Branca Catalogue
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  • An Holistic Approach
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  • In Progress
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  • Critical Ideas
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  • Making Things Simple
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  • Cultural Consumerism 01
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  • Useful Things, Full of Use
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  • Durable Vs Disposable
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  • Dual Functions
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