Harry Allen (born 1964) is an American industrial and interior designer. Originally from New Jersey, Allen attended

Alfred University Alfred University is a private university in Alfred, New York, United States. It has a total undergraduate population of approximately 1,600 students. The university hosts the statutory New York State College of Ceramics, which includes The In ...

and later

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The institute was founded in 18 ...

, where he received a master's degree in Industrial Design. In 1993, he founded Harry Allen Design, located in

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’s East Village.

Designs

Allen has designed furniture, lighting, products, and interiors for a variety of international clients. Notable designs include the interior of the design store Moss; the Reality line for Areaware, including the Bank in the Form of a Pig; and the bottle for

Marc Jacobs Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963) is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for his own fashion label, Marc Jacobs, and formerly Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, which was produced for approximately 15 years, before it was d ...

' Bang perfume.

Collections and awards

His work is in the permanent collection of the

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, the

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, and the

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. His awards include two Industrial Design Society of America IDEA Awards and the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s Modernism/Young Designer Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Harry American interior designers 1964 births Living people Alfred University alumni Pratt Institute alumni