MICHAEL ANASTASSIDES
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
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 a vitality one might not expect.
Anastassiades’ work is featured in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His clients and patrons include Rosenthal, Swarovski and Hussein Chalayan. His pieces also feature prominently in landmark interiors including Soho
House New York and the Grand Hotel Stockholm.
Michael Anastassiades, the company, was established in 2007 to introduce Michael’s signature pieces, a collection of lighting, furniture, jewellery and tabletop objects. The company’s philosophy is a continuous search for eclecticism, individuality, and timeless qualities in design.
Michael 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.
Anastassiades’ work is featured in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His clients and patrons include Rosenthal, Swarovski and Hussein Chalayan. His pieces also feature prominently in landmark interiors including Soho
House New York and the Grand Hotel Stockholm.
Michael Anastassiades, the company, was established in 2007 to introduce Michael’s signature pieces, a collection of lighting, furniture, jewellery and tabletop objects. The company’s philosophy is a continuous search for eclecticism, individuality, and timeless qualities in design.
Michael 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.
MICHAEL ANASTASSIDES
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Solo Exhibitions
2009 “Kinetic Lights - New Mobiles by Michael Anastassiades”, 1-5 Exhibition Rd, London
"Michael Anastassiades",Famagusta Gate, Nicosia
2008 “Michael Anastassiades”, Sigmar, London
2006 “Editions”, Designer’s studio, London
2003-05 Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories, permanent collection within Twentieth Century Design Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2004 “Design for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times”, England and Co Gallery, London
2001 “Corner mirrors”, Applied Arts Agency, London
2000 “Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories”, Habitat, Pont Neuf, Paris
“Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories”, Westside, London
1999 "Weeds Aliens and Other Stories", Bowes Museum, Darlington
1998 100% Design
“Michael Anastassiades”, Colette, Paris
"Weeds Aliens and other Stories", British Council Window Gallery, Prague
Group Exhibitions
2009 “In Praise of Shadows”, V&A, London
“Telling Tales - Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design”, V&A, London
“Frame for Life”, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm
2008 “Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge in The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, MOMA, NY
"Supertoys", Anolfini, Bristol
"Notorius", Le Plateau/Frac Ile de France, Paris
“Beautifully Crafted”, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
“Lip-Gloss and Lacquer”, Spring Projects, London
“Wouldn’t it be nice?”, Sommerset House, London
“Collecting a Kaleidoscope”, Crafts Council, touring show
“Design and the Elastic Mind”, MOMA, NY
“Wouldn’t it be nice?”, Museum Fur Gestaltung, Zurich
“Small show, huge talent”, Janice Blackburn, London
2007 “Design A-Z”, Mitterrand + Cramer, Geneva
“Contemporary Collections”, new work from the Crafts Council Collection, Oriel Gelf Glynn Vivian, Heol Alexandra, Abertawe
“Wouldn’t it be nice?”, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva
2005 “Safe” MOMA, NY
“Extraordinary”, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
“PopNoir”, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
03-04 “Strangely Familiar”, Walker Arts Centre, touring show
“Crystal Palace” Swarovski, touring show
2001 “Living Britain”, Tokyo
Global Tools Spin Off, KlausEngelhorn22, Vienna
“Industry of one”, The Crafts Council, London
2001-03 “Home Sweet Home”, British Council, touring show
2000-02 “Coming to our senses”, Craftspace, touring show
2000 Stealing Beauty, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
1999 “Sitooteries”, Belsay Hall, Northumberland
"Identity Crisis", Glasgow
1999-01 "Lost and found", British Council, touring show
"Stealing Beauty", ICA, London
1998 "No Picnic", Crafts Council, London
"London, functional Art", Generous Miracles Gallery, New York
Contemporary decorative arts exhibition, Sothebys, London
1997 "Intersection", 10 contemporary Greek artists, The Hellenic Centre, London
1995 Installation for "Paul Smith True Brit", Design Museum, London
1994 Biennale of young artists, Lisbon, Portugal
Vormgevingsinstituut, Amsterdam, Holland
CV
Solo Exhibitions
2009 “Kinetic Lights - New Mobiles by Michael Anastassiades”, 1-5 Exhibition Rd, London
"Michael Anastassiades",Famagusta Gate, Nicosia
2008 “Michael Anastassiades”, Sigmar, London
2006 “Editions”, Designer’s studio, London
2003-05 Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories, permanent collection within Twentieth Century Design Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2004 “Design for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times”, England and Co Gallery, London
2001 “Corner mirrors”, Applied Arts Agency, London
2000 “Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories”, Habitat, Pont Neuf, Paris
“Weeds, Aliens and Other Stories”, Westside, London
1999 "Weeds Aliens and Other Stories", Bowes Museum, Darlington
1998 100% Design
“Michael Anastassiades”, Colette, Paris
"Weeds Aliens and other Stories", British Council Window Gallery, Prague
Group Exhibitions
2009 “In Praise of Shadows”, V&A, London
“Telling Tales - Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design”, V&A, London
“Frame for Life”, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm
2008 “Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge in The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, MOMA, NY
"Supertoys", Anolfini, Bristol
"Notorius", Le Plateau/Frac Ile de France, Paris
“Beautifully Crafted”, National Glass Centre, Sunderland
“Lip-Gloss and Lacquer”, Spring Projects, London
“Wouldn’t it be nice?”, Sommerset House, London
“Collecting a Kaleidoscope”, Crafts Council, touring show
“Design and the Elastic Mind”, MOMA, NY
“Wouldn’t it be nice?”, Museum Fur Gestaltung, Zurich
“Small show, huge talent”, Janice Blackburn, London
2007 “Design A-Z”, Mitterrand + Cramer, Geneva
“Contemporary Collections”, new work from the Crafts Council Collection, Oriel Gelf Glynn Vivian, Heol Alexandra, Abertawe
“Wouldn’t it be nice?”, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva
2005 “Safe” MOMA, NY
“Extraordinary”, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
“PopNoir”, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
03-04 “Strangely Familiar”, Walker Arts Centre, touring show
“Crystal Palace” Swarovski, touring show
2001 “Living Britain”, Tokyo
Global Tools Spin Off, KlausEngelhorn22, Vienna
“Industry of one”, The Crafts Council, London
2001-03 “Home Sweet Home”, British Council, touring show
2000-02 “Coming to our senses”, Craftspace, touring show
2000 Stealing Beauty, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
1999 “Sitooteries”, Belsay Hall, Northumberland
"Identity Crisis", Glasgow
1999-01 "Lost and found", British Council, touring show
"Stealing Beauty", ICA, London
1998 "No Picnic", Crafts Council, London
"London, functional Art", Generous Miracles Gallery, New York
Contemporary decorative arts exhibition, Sothebys, London
1997 "Intersection", 10 contemporary Greek artists, The Hellenic Centre, London
1995 Installation for "Paul Smith True Brit", Design Museum, London
1994 Biennale of young artists, Lisbon, Portugal
Vormgevingsinstituut, Amsterdam, Holland
