--- title: "James Irvine" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/james-irvine" language: "en" type: "designer" description: "Individual designer items from James Irvine ✓ Wide range of products & designs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-04-26T17:20:01+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # James Irvine Milano, Italy - [Biography](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/james-irvine) - [Products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/james-irvine) - [Manufacturer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/james-irvine/manufacturer) - [Articles](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/james-irvine/contributions) - [Website](http://www.james-irvine.com) Address: ## James Irvine Studio Irvine Via Vigevano 8 20144 Milano Italy T: +39 02 89059980 F: +39 02 89059982 [www.james-irvine.com](http://www.james-irvine.com) Products by James Irvine [![S 5000 with wheels](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Thonet__S_5002_C009__FS0_1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/s-5000-with-wheels) [Thonet S 5000 with wheels](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/s-5000-with-wheels) [![Juno 02 — 4 legs, with armrests](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/4830_Arper_JUNO-02__PT00011__3621.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/arper/juno-02-4-legs-with-armrests) [Arper Juno 02 — 4 legs, with armrests](https://www.stylepark.com/en/arper/juno-02-4-legs-with-armrests) [![Juno 02 — 4 legs](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/4829_Arper_JUNO-02__PT00011__3620.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/arper/juno-02-4-legs) [Arper Juno 02 — 4 legs](https://www.stylepark.com/en/arper/juno-02-4-legs) [![Toio](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/delightfull/produkte/m/marsotto-edizioni/produkte/toio/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/toio-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/toio) [Marsotto edizioni Toio](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/toio) [![Isa](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/delightfull/produkte/m/marsotto-edizioni/produkte/isa/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/isa-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/isa) [Marsotto edizioni Isa](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/isa) [![TREASURE BOX](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/delightfull/produkte/s/schoenbuch/produkte/treasure-box/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/treasure-box-3.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/schoenbuch/treasure-box) [Schönbuch TREASURE BOX](https://www.stylepark.com/en/schoenbuch/treasure-box) [![Slice](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/discipline/produkte/slice/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/slice-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/discipline/slice) [Discipline Slice](https://www.stylepark.com/en/discipline/slice) [![Centanni](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/discipline/produkte/centanni/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/centanni-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/discipline/centanni) [Discipline Centanni](https://www.stylepark.com/en/discipline/centanni) [![S 1125](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/t/thonet/produkte/s-1125/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/s-1125-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/s-1125) [Thonet S 1125](https://www.stylepark.com/en/thonet/s-1125) [![DODICI](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/v/van-esch/produkte/dodici/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/dodici-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/van-esch/dodici) [van Esch DODICI](https://www.stylepark.com/en/van-esch/dodici) [![SEI](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/v/van-esch/produkte/sei/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/sei-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/van-esch/sei) [van Esch SEI](https://www.stylepark.com/en/van-esch/sei) [![Cylinders](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/covo/produkte/cylinders/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/cylinders-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/covo/cylinders) [Covo Cylinders](https://www.stylepark.com/en/covo/cylinders) [All products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/james-irvine) Biography Born in London, James Irvine graduated in 1984 from the Royal College of Art, London. In the same year he moved to Milan. From 1984 to 1992, he was a design consultant for Olivetti design studio Milan, under the direction of Michele De Lucchi and Ettore Sottsass. In 1987 he worked for one year at the Toshiba Design Centre in Tokyo. He returned to Milan in 1988 and opened his private design studio. His first clientes were Cappellini and SCP. From 1993 to 1997, in parallel to his private studio, he was a partner of Sottsass Associati, responsable for the studio's industrial design group. In 2004 he was the guest of honour at the fair Interieur in Kortrijk and was also elected Royal Designer for Industry by the Royal Society of Arts in London. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Design from Kingston University. His design studio in Milan has worked with various internationally renowned companies including Alias, Arper, Artemide, B&B Italia, Canon, Coro, Foscarini, Magis, MDF Italia, Mercedes Benz, Muji, Olivari, Olivetti, Phaidon, Thonet, WMF and Zumtobel. After James Irvine's premature death in 2013, the thirty-year history of his studio evolved into a new phase, in which the three key words are precision, irony and generosity. Precision in design, irony in communication, generosity in art directorships. Studio Irvine, now as in the past, is always ready to take up new challenges. Articles about James Irvine [INTERVIEWS Three questions to Marialaura Rossiello Irvine 2/25/2021 Marialaura Rossiello Irvine leads the interdisciplinary design studio Irvine in Milan. In this interview, she tells us what she is currently working on, what her creative approach is and what Italian design needs today.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/marialaura-rossiello-irvine-three-questions) [FEATURED Always on duty 9/24/2020 Furniture from Arper offers aspiring medics at Ireland’s Royal College of Surgeons a variety of study settings.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/arper-royal-college-of-surgeons-arper-royal-college-of-surgeons-university) [STYLEPARK ZUMTOBEL High Performer 10/26/2016 What do a Porsche 911, James Irvine and Activity-Based Lighting have to do with a healthy working environment? Daniel Stromborg of the Gensler design and architecture office provides answers in interview with Katharina Sommer.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/interview-with-daniel-stromborg-zumtobel) [STYLEPARK MAGIS Questioning the conventional 10/25/2016 The Italian furniture company Magis attracts designers from all over the world. They love collaborating with founder Eugenio Perazza. Although the bar is set high.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/40-years-of-magis) [DESIGN Lay down your head 10/24/2015 Rest, nap, read or let your thoughts wander during the day – on a daybed. Be it an upmarket modern version, a narrow bench, a chaise longue or a new wave – they all look great.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/lay-down-your-head) [DESIGN They know what they are doing 10/9/2015 What is involved, what needs to happen for a few thoughts and sketches to get turned into a chair, a table or a sofa? Want to know more? Then the monographs on the respective oeuvres of James Irvine and Jasper Morrison are a great place to start.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/they-know-what-they-are-doing) [DESIGN Thonetology 5/4/2014 Can a show about Thonet bring any new insights? The Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Leipzig is hosting “Sit, Recline, Rock – Thonet Furniture” thru’ September 14, highlighting what chapters there are still to be discovered in the “Thonet saga”.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/thonetology) [MAGAZINE What Bauhaus could never have imagined 10/18/2010 The latest tubular steel product from Thonet is a floor luminaire called "Lum". With its curved shape, it seems to bridge the gap between classic and contemporary tubular steel furniture. Let us take you on a tour of the history, spanning decades, of its development.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/what-bauhaus-could-never-have-imagined) [MAGAZINE Sushi meets sauerkraut 2/15/2009 When two brands join up you can expect the results to be surprising: At the Tokyo Design Week, Thonet and Muji presented the first fruits of their joint efforts. Do these furniture designs really reflect the two partners' values?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/sushi-meets-sauerkraut)