Half A Square | Mesa

Michael Anastassiades launched his studio in 1994 to explore contemporary notions of culture and aesthetics through a combination of product, furniture and environmental design. Positioned between fine art and design, his work aims to provoke dialogue, participation and interaction. He creates objects that are minimal, utilitarian and almost mundane, yet full of vitality one might not expect. Anastassiades’ work is featured in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Craft Council in London, the FRAC Centre in Orleans, France, and the MAK in Vienna. His solo exhibitions include Time and Again at the Geymüllerschlössel/MAK in Vienna, To Be Perfectly Frank at Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm, Norfolk House Music room at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Cyprus Presidency at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. One of the most recent exhibitions explores what Anastassiades calls the “contemporary anxieties of modern Cyprus” entitled Reload the Current Page at the Point Centre for Contemporary Art in Nicosia, Cyprus, and the collection General Illuminations, as part of the exhibition Doings on Time and Light at Rodeo Gallery, Istanbul. He has designed products with various leading manufacturers including FLOS, Lobmeyr and Svenskt Tenn. In 2007 he set up the company Michael Anastassiades Ltd to produce his signature pieces; a collection of lighting, furniture, jewellery, and tabletop objects. The studio’s philosophy is a continuous search for eclecticism, individuality, and timeless qualities in design. Michael Anastassiades 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. He lives and works in London.

1994 Charles Wilford, nominated with house DB Mol. 1995 Arch & Life – Belgian European Architectural Awards, honourable mention. 1999 The Outstanding Young Persons Award - Belgium, laureate – personal developments and realisations. 2001 Belgium Architecture Awards, nominated with Concordia Office building Waregem. 2002 Belgium Architecture Awards, nominated with DC residence Waasmunster. 2003 ADI Design Index, selected with VVD collection B&B Italia. 4 Yearly Province Prize for Architectuur of the Province West-Flanders, nominated with Concordia Office building Waregem. 2004 Flemisch master builder – design contest 527 for the Erasmus College Erasmus of Brussels, selected. Flemisch master builder – design contest 528 for the College of West-Flanders, selected. Flemisch master builder – design contest 622 for the Youth Hostel of Antwerp, laureate. Flemisch master builder – design contest 605 for the Crematorium of Sint Niklaas, selected. Henry Van de Velde Prices, selected with Pottery collection When Objects Work. 2005 Flemisch master builder – design contest 615 for the masterplan of the park and home for the elderly icw Paul De Roose, landscape architect selected. International urban ideas competition for the revitalisation of Martyrs' Square Beirut Lebanon icw Nabil Gholam Architecture and Planning and Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture, second prize winner. 2006 Design For Europe, Interieur 06, jury member. 2007 The Edge, competition Al Mojil Investment Limited, Dubai, jury member. 2009 Maison & Objet – Scènes d’interieur, Paris, France, designer of the year. 2011 ADI Compasso d’Oro, nominated with Dry for Brix. 2012 ADI Compasso d’Oro, nominated with Shadow for DePadova. 2013 - Interior Innovation Award 2013, German Design Council - winner 2013 with Theo for B&B Italia; - winner 2013 with Shadow for DePadova. Belgium Building Awards nominated with VM Residence. 2015 de Architect ARC15 Architecture Award, The Netherlands, laureate with TR residence Knokke. 2016 AD100, USA - inducted. Belgium Prize for Architecture 2015, selected with TR residence Knokke.