London 2012 Olympic Torch

Location

Country: Switzerland
City: Geneva
Place: UK Mission to the United Nations

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their East London studio Barber Osgerby in 1996, after studying architecture together at the Royal College of Art. Their approach is characterised by an emphasis on experimentation and innovation, exploring materiality and colour in connection to industrial processes and new technologies. Their design's affinities with fine art has been illustrated in large-scale installations such as 'Double Space' (2014), a series of revolving mirrors suspended from the ceiling of the Raphael Gallery in the V&A; and 'Forecast' (2016), a wind-powered work installed at Somerset House, as part of the first London Design Biennale in 2016.

Places

Subjects

olympic torch (as subject), olympic games

Materials & Techniques

PVD, aluminium alloy, olympic torch (as decorative art object term), gold (colour - object description)

Artist

Barber Osgerby (Established 1996 - )

Title

London 2012 Olympic Torch

Date

2012

Medium

Gold PVD-coated aluminium alloy

Dimensions

height: 80.00 cm, width: 10.70 cm, depth: 10.10 cm

Acquisition

Presented by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), December 2012

Provenance

Presented by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, December 2012

GAC number

DM60