Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby Selected to Design 2012 Olympic Torch

Speaking of English things, as we were in that last post (though with far less speculation), the position of Olympic torch designers has just been handed down. The creators of the keepers of the flame are the award-winning duo of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, who you might know the names of having just made the shortlist in this year’s Brit Insurance Design Awards for their “Contemplating Monolithic Design” installation at the Milan Salone last year.

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