Michael Anastassiades is a London-based company specialising in the design and
manufacturing of high-quality lighting and objects. Established in 2007, it was founded
to increase the availability of Michael’s signature pieces. The objects are fabricated by
family-run workshops worldwide, selected for their unique manufacturing skills and
traditional use of materials. Each product is handcrafted and stamped with the
designer’s mark. Michael Anastassiades’ design philosophy is to produce exceptionally
designed objects of permanent value.
Michael Anastassiades founded his studio in London in 1994. He trained as a civil
engineer at London’s Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine before
taking a masters degree in industrial design at the Royal College of Art. His work is
featured in permanent collections at the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, the Art
Institute of Chicago, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, the MAK in Vienna, the
Crafts Council in London and the FRAC Centre in Orleans France. Recent solo exhibitions
include Norfolk House music room at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (2010);
Cyprus Presidency at the European Parliament in Brussels Belgium (2011); “Time and
Again at the Geymüllerschlössel”, MAK, Vienna (2012); “To Be Perfectly Frank”, Svenskt
Tenn, Stockholm (2013); “Reload the Current Page”, Point Centre for Contemporary Art,
Nicosia (2014), “Doings on Time and Light”, Rodeo Gallery, Istanbul (2015), “13 Mobiles”,
Atelier Jesper, Belgium (2017), “Things That Go Together”, NiMAC, Nicosia (2019),
“Silver Tongued’, SHOP Taka Ishii, Hong Kong (2019).
The studio has designed products with various manufacturers including Flos, B&B
Italia, Herman Miller, Cassina, Bang & Olufsen, Puiforcat, Fratelli Fantini SpA, Lobmeyr,
Salvatori, Svenskt Tenn, Carl Auböck/Sigmar, Coedition and SCP. He has designed
signature limited edition collections for Nilufar Gallery, Milan, Dansk Mobelkunst,
Copenhagen and Taka Ishii Gallery, Japan.
The eponymous brand remains a free platform for Michael’s uncompromised vision.
