Sam Hecht
British industrial designer
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Sam Hecht RDI, born in London 1969, is a British industrial designer. Hecht and his partner Kim Colin are the founders of a London design studio called Industrial Facility. Clients include Muji, Yamaha, LaCie, Emeco, Established & Sons, Issey Miyake, Epson, Magis, Lexon, Whirlpool, and Wästberg.[1]
Sam Hecht | |
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| Born | 7 August 1969 |
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| Occupation | Industrial designer |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Colin |
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He has taught at the Royal College of Art and as visiting professor of Karlsruhe University in Germany.[1]
Hecht and Colin's work is held in museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.[2][3]
Designs by Hecht and Colin have received numerous prizes including six iF Gold Awards.[4][5][6][7]
Hecht and Colin were appointed Royal Designers for Industry in the United Kingdom in 2008 and 2015, respectively.[1]
In 2019 Phaidon Press published a monograph about Industrial Facility’s work.[8]
