Researching George Sowden
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1693 people with the Sowden surname? In that year Sowden was ranked number 2035 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Sowden on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Sowden and the Sowden Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1872 people with the Sowden surname in the UK? Sowden is now ranked number 2428 for popularity in the UK. |
Sowden Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called George Sowden
George Sowden
George J. Sowden (born 1942 in Leeds, UK) is a designer and product developer. He studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1960s. He moved to Milan in 1970 where he started working with Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti. In parallel to the industrial design work on early Olivetti computers., he was involved during the 1970s in experimental "radical" design projects which enabled him to become, in 1981, one of the co-founders of the Memphis Group, the design movement that had a significant impact on design in the eighties. thumb|right|Star Lamp, 1973
In the same year, 1981, he founded his design studio SowdenDesign collaborating with numerous companies such as Olivetti, Alessi, Bodum, Guzzini, Lorenz, Rancilio, Steelcase, Swatch, Segis, Memphis, IPM, Moulinex, Telecom Italia, Tefal and Pyrex.
George Sowden has received design awards including, in 1991, the ADI Compasso d'Oro Award for design excellence for Olivetti, Fax OFX420.
In 2010, Sowden developed the SoftBrew coffee brewing device which is distributed and sold throughout the world, notably in collaboration with the design company HAY.
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