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Ora Ito (born 1977 in
Marseille, France
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) is a French designer. 'Ora-Ïto' is the brand name of his work and includes designs for watchmaker
Swatch
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, appliance manufacturer
Gorenje
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It is the fourth largest manufacturer of household appliances in Europe. Appliances are sold un ...
, brewer
Heineken
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History
On 15 Febr ...
and tobacconist/fragrance chemist
Davidoff
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.
The underlying philosophy behind his design work is
Simplexity
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,
and his design language can be described as minimal with organic techno-futuristic elements.
References
External links
Die Karriere von Ora Ito
1977 births
French designers
French industrial designers
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
French people of Italian descent
Businesspeople from Marseille
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