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Anastassiades is a Cyprus-born, London-based
designer who studied civil engineering at Imperial College London
before taking a master’s degree in industrial design at the Royal
College of Art. He founded his studio in London in 1994 and
his eponymous company in 2007, offering a collection of lamps,
furniture, objects and jewellery. His pieces are distinguished by
their skilful use of materials and the immediacy of their function.
Walking the line between fine arts and industrial design, they
are minimalistic and functional, aimed at creating dialogue and
interaction. His work is present in the permanent collections of
the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert
Museum in London, the Crafts Council in London, the FRAC
Centre in Orléans, and the MAK Vienna. Anastassiades was
proclaimed “Designer of the Year” in 2019 by the Elle Decoration
International Design Awards and in 2020 by the Maison&Object
trade show. He was awarded a Compasso d’Oro ADI in 2020.
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Designer cipriota di stanza a Londra, ha studiato
ingegneria civile all’Imperial College prima di conseguire un
MA in industrial design al Royal College of Art. Apre il suo
studio nel 1994 e fonda il suo brand eponimo nel 2007, con una
collezione di lampade, mobili, complementi e gioielli. I suoi
progetti sono caratterizzati da un sapiente uso dei materiali e da
un’immediata chiarezza nella funzione. Tra belle arti e design,
minimalisti e funzionali, i suoi oggetti e le sue opere nascono
per suscitare dialogo e interazione. Suoi progetti sono presenti
nelle collezioni permanenti del Museum of Modern Art di New
York, del V&A Museum e del Crafts Council a Londra, del FRAC
Centre a Orléans, e del MAK a Vienna. È stato eletto “Designer
of the Year” con i premi di Elle Decoration International (2019)
e Maison&Objet (2020); è stato premiato con il XXVI Compasso
d’Oro ADI (2020).
Michael
Anastassiades
I BELIEVE IN SHAPES THAT ARE SIMPLE AND CLEAR. FOR ME, THERE NEEDS TO BE
A REASON BEHIND A SHAPE, SO I LIKE THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE. GEOMETRY
IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I CAN UNDERSTAND IT IN SIMPLE TERMS.
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