Charles O. Job

Charles was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in sunny West Africa.

He achieved his diploma in architecture, and a masters degree in Urban Design at the Oxford Polytechnic, followed by work experience in various architectural practises, notably by the spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in Zurich, Switzerland.

The studio works in the fields of architecture, interior design, product, furniture and lighting design. our clients include:

Charles has taken part in, and won numerous international competitions.

He lives in Zurich, Switzerland.

2003

Third Prize, Zingg-Lamprecht International Furniture Design competition, Zurich, Switzerland

2002

Shortlisted, Oxo/Peugot Design Awards London, England

2002

Special Mention, Design Report Awards, 2002 Milan Furniture Fair, Milan

2001

First Prize, Design Concept, traffic regulators Wetzikon, Switzerland

2001

First Prize, Oxo/Peugot Design Awards London, England

2001

Semi-finalist Swiss Design Prize Solothurn, Switzerland

2000

Finalist Lichtblick 2000 Messe Basel Basel Switzerland

1999

First Prize Deutsche Bank Munich Germany

1999

Third Prize Concours „L’heure publique“ Musée Int. d’horologie. La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland

1999

Finalist Wohnsinn 99. Messe Basel Basel, Switzerland

1998

Second Prize International Cosmopack Award 98 Milan, Italy

1998

Finalist Concorso Internazionale di Design Comune di Cascina, Italy

1997 Semi-finalist iF Ecology Design Award 97

Hannover, Germany

1996

Special Mention International Cosmopack Award Milan, Italy

1996

Finalist Lapponia. The Art Competition for Modern Jewellery Design. Finnland

1995

Finalist GHM Designale Cologne, Germany

1995

Special Mention iFi nagoya International Competition Nagoja, Japan

1995

Finalist 4th Nürnberger Möbeldesign Kontakte 95 Nürnberg, Germany

1995

Third Prize International Cosmopack Award 95 Milan, Italy

1994

Finalist Nagaoka Design Fair 94 Nagaoka, Japan

1994

Finalist ECO Design Europe 94 Brussels, Belgium

1994

Fourth Prize Philips Lichtpreis 94 Vienna, Austria

1993

Semi-finalist Design Preis Schweiz 93 Solothurn, Switzerland

1993

Special Mention SMI Förderpreis 93 Swiss Furniture International

1993

Finalist Japan Design Foundation 93 Nagoya, Japan