Marc Berthier, the designer of the Patek Philippe Replica Watches H, is a name that you may not be familiar with. However his work has almost certainly caught your eye at some point. Berthier, a graduate of Paris' Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts, began his career in architecture, but he soon branched into design. He created everything from toasters and furniture to bathroom taps, watches and binoculars. Over the course of a career spanning more than half a decade, Berthier, now 83, has seen his work lauded, copied and displayed at the MoMA, New York, and Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris.
Marc Berthier
He helped to create a furniture revolution in 1967 with his Ozoo Collection for the Paris-based company Roche Bobois. Initially, he designed a set of simple table and chairs for kids, but stylish adults couldn't get their hands off his designs. Furniture was made using mouldable synthetics that were shaped into curvaceous shapes.Replica Watches He proved that lightweight modern materials such as polyester and fibreglass do not have to be boring. Last year, a new Ozoo Collection was released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original pieces.
1967 Ozoo collection
Celebrate 50 years of Ozoo with a new collection
The Tykho bathroom radio was created by Berthier in the late 1990s. The award-winning design was featured in Time magazine and is a study in rubber-clad, splash-proof simplicity. Tykho radios are still available today. They come with USB charging points, which proves that they're modern, but the big splash-proof buttons only offer AM/FM, volume and other basic functions.
Time magazine features Tykho Radio on its cover
Tykho is a bathroom radio that's both tactile and fun.
Pierre-Alexis Dumas's work attracted the attention of Berthier, who then began to design watches. Dumas stated,Rolex Replica Watches "I was looking through Marc Berthier’s file when I was struck by the sketch of a rectangular shape." The square is a geometrical form that's both simple and difficult. It can also be boring due to its harmonious lines. The square is used less often in watchmaking, even though it is a prominent feature in other Hermes crafts like silk scarves. "I decided to meet Marc, feeling both curious as well as intimidated.