Guiding designers and the families of historic designers to form partnerships with brands seeking to uncover or rediscover unique portfolios.



We champion design legacies through partnerships with brands, cultural institutions and galleries. Recent projects include Eames Lighting with Cassina and Louis Kahn: The Last Notebook at Milan Design Week 2024.

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Eames Galaxy by Cassina Photo: Mattia Balsamini

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ELEVATING LEGACIES

Founded in 2016, Form Portfolios is a design firm that owns and manages the work of historic and contemporary designers. We champion the legacy of each designer through partnerships with brands, cultural institutions and galleries. Form is based in Providence, Rhode Island, with a creative studio in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

As the trusted partner for designers and brands, we uncover and curate unique portfolios. Guided by our relationships across the design industry, we introduce or expand collections for a global audience of design lovers. 

TIMELINE

2024

Cassina launches Galaxy and Helena lights by Charles and Ray Eames

2024

Alberto Rosselli joins

2024

CB2 launches Bill Curry lighting

2024

Aksel Bender Madsen & Ejner Larsen joins

2023

Jens Quistgaard joins

2023

Introducing Gianfranco Frattini in Scandinavia in partnership with Gubi

2023

Eames Lighting becomes the genesis of Cassina´s lighting collection

2023

Frattini textile collection with Torri Lana

2023

Louis I. Kahn joins

2023

Relaunch of Bodil Kjær’s iconic Cross Vase Collection with Cassina

2023

Snowcrash exhibition at Spazio Maiocchi

2023

Limited edition of Ilkka Suppanen’s iconic Airbag Chair

2023

Second launch of Lucia Eames with Crate & Barrel

2023

Donating Paul McCobb furniture to the Rhode Island School of Design

2022

Introducing Gianfranco Frattini to the CB2 Legends Collection

2022

Crate & Barrel partnership to introduce the first Lucia Eames interiors collection

2022

Don Wallance joins

2022

The Obello Lamp by Bill Curry is added to the Gubi collection

2022

Collection by royal wicker-maker R.Wengler launching with CB2

2022

Lucia Eames 'Seeing with the Heart' exhibition at Salone del Mobile

2022

Carl Gustav Magnusson joins

2022

Jens Risom introduced in Asia with Stellar Works

2022

Bodil Kjær: Det Essentielle published by Turbine

2022

Steen Østergaard joins

2022

The New York Times feature on the discovery of Lucia Eames

2022

Bodil Kjær wins the prestigious Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal

2022

Cassina launces a Bodil Kjær collection. Their first-ever Scandinavian woman designer

2022

Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table published by Phaidon

2022

Ilkka Suppanen joins

2022

Karakter launches the Principle Series by Bodil Kjær based on unrealized drawings

2021

Eames Lighting research, creative development and collection building begins

2021

CB2 launches major collection by Paul McCobb

2021

Gubi launches Bill Curry’s Stemlite Collection

2021

Marguerita Mergentime joins

2021

Shapes of Paul McCobb: A Celebration of the Silhouette, published by Ark Journal

2021

Jakob Thau joins

2021

Gianfranco Frattini joins

2020

Collaboration with Eames Office begins

2020

GamFratesi reimagines R. Wengler

2019

Paul McCobb exhibition during Milan Design Week

2019

Jens Risom textiles produced for the first time in 50 years with Camira

2019

DePadova becomes the first-ever Italian manufacturer of Jens Risom furniture

2019

R. Wengler joins

2019

Fredericia adds Jens Risom to its collection

2019

De Padova launches the Paul McCobb Wingback Chair 

2019

Ralph Pucci introduces pieces from Paul McCobb´s Symmetric collection

2019

Bill Curry joins

2019

Bodil Kjær wins the Honorary Award at the Danish Design Awards

2018

Karakter reintroduces iconic The Desk by Bodil Kjær

2018

Carl Hansen & Søn launches Bodil Kjær’s Indoor/Outdoor Series

2018

Bodil Kjær, A Grande Dame of Danish design, Returns to the Fore” published by WSJ

2018

Fritz Hansen launches Bodil Kjær´s Cross-Plex Lamp

2018

Design Within Reach expands the Jens Risom collection

2018

Stellar Works adds Jens Risom to its collection

2018

Fritz Hansen launches Paul McCobb

2018

Karakter launches Paul McCobb

2018

Paul McCobb joins

2018

The Risom Room opens in Copenhagen at Hotel Alexandra

2018

Jens Risom joins

2017

Bodil Kjær joins

2016

Form is founded to protect, promote and preserve designer portfolios

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