Jeffrey J. Osborne, a force in the furniture and design industry for decades and long time Manhattan resident passed away suddenly on Friday, March 24.
Most recently Osborne was a design and marketing consultant based in New York City specializing in international marketing, product design, interior design, merchandising, and exhibitions.
Recent consultancy relationships include: ODS (Consultants for Design Strategy), Emeco, Poltrona Frau, Contract, and Unifor Inc.
Recent interior design projects include: Oldcastle Glass offices, Suzanne Tick Inc. offices/residence, Beckelman + Capalino offices, Elderfield/Collins residence (MOMA curator of painting and sculpture) Ennis, Beckelman, Jones, Moekowitz, McGuigan/Berridge residences.
For twenty years, he was associated with Knoll International, New York. There he held the positions of Director of Marketing, Director of Products, and for ten years, Vice President of Design with responsibility for all product and interior design. Notable products were designed by Niels Diffrient, Joe D’Urso, Fahnstrom/McCoy, Gwathmey Siegel, Bruce Hannah, Richard Meier, Andrew Morrison, Pascal Mourgue, Richard Sapper, Robert Venturi, Vignelli Design and many other iconic designers.
Jurist and Lecturer on furniture design; he conceived and co-curated the “Mondo Materialis” Exhibit, new materials and marketing thinking of international design professionals, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; Co-author of Abrams book on the same subject.
For further information on funeral arrangements contact: Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel, 1076 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10028 - Phone: 212-288-3500