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

1. "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