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OUR DESIGNERS nG E 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, o ff ering 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 Deco International Design Awards and in 2020 by the Maison&Object trade show. He was awarded a Compasso d’Oro in 2020. TA I 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 Victoria and Albert 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 Deco International (2019) e Maison&Objet (2020); è stato premiato con il Compasso d’Oro (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. © Ei r i n i Vour l oumi s 92 93