 Thing Co. disbanded in 1978 when Iain and Ingrid ended their relationship.In 2005, Iain Baxter legally changed his name to Iain Baxter& (pronounced "Baxterand"), in part to reflect his fascination for the ampersand as a typographic mark but also to reflect what he values in a "non-authorial take on art production… an unending collaboration with the viewer and the means to question the artist’s role.