User:Twiindesign/sandbox

Twiin (also known as Twiin Design)is a furniture designer maker studio based in Birmingham. Founded by current Creative Director Thomas Harwood. It was founded as a result of a lack of design practices in the Midlands that not only focused on furniture and lifestyle products but 100% of the design process. From initial research and design, to development, to manufacture and install.

Twin means Thomas in Aramaic. The double ‘i’ personifying the Twiin mentality, drawing similarities to the zodiac sign Gemini and the Roman numeral for two.

The design philosophy is simple. Clean, minimalistic, harmonious design using colour as subtle accents. Being true to materiality is another focus for Twiin. But in particular the pieces must have a curiosity about them. Society is becoming more nomadic and people are becoming more throw away. Constantly moving cities, renting pre-furnished apartments and travelling. How can we forge a relationship again between consumers and furniture, so that when people move they always take at least one piece with them? Instantly making a house into a familiar home.

Twiin believes adding a curiosity to a product can do this. A surface, texture or aesthetic that intrigues a consumer, interacting with their senses through touch and sight forming a memory or relationship when this interaction takes place.