
Jake Phipps
Born: 1975
Hometown: Richmond, North Yorkshire
Based in: United Kingdom
Born: 1975
Hometown: Richmond, North Yorkshire
Based in: United Kingdom
Jake Phipps is a British designer who graduated from John Makepeace’s furniture design school, Parnham College, in 1999.
In 2005 he set up his own studio in London and began designing production pieces for a wide range of European manufacturers including Gebruder Thonet, Riva, Innermost, and Casamania.
Since 2010 he has specialised in designing and making his own unique and highly engineered pieces to order. This award-winning work is often characterized by energetic and elegant metallic forms that are not only purposeful but exude a luxurious and precious quality to them.
What inspires you?
Light, nature and mechanisms.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Precious, sculptural, elegant
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Anish Kapoor, Anthony Cragg, Mattia Bonetti
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Just keep swimming!
Where do you go for inspiration?
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
1 Article
An Alluring Design - The URCHIN Cabinet by Jake Phipps
September 03, 2020