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Designer
Michael Anastassiades
Michael Anastassiades (born 1967) grew up in Cyprus and is based in London. He trained in industrial design and engineering at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, and founded his design studio in 1994. As a child he…
Biography
Background
Michael Anastassiades (born 1967) grew up in Cyprus and is based in London. He trained in industrial design and engineering at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, and founded his design studio in 1994. As a child he always carried a pencil; he credits the Cypriot architect Neoptolemos Michailides, a friend of his father, with shaping the way he sees things.
Signature Style
His lamps, mirrors and tables sit between industrial design and the decorative arts: pure geometric forms, balance and a focus on the glow of light. "When designing a light, I always start from the glow," he says.
Notable Works
- IC Lights for Flos (2014)
- Arrangements for Flos, winner of the Compasso d'Oro in 2020
- Coordinates for Flos; lighting for the Hagia Sophia in London
- Work for Svenskt Tenn and Verreum
Legacy
After first producing his own designs to realise ideas without compromise, he began working with Flos and has become one of its defining contemporary designers.
Collections
Products
IC Lights T1 High
Michael Anastassiades' 2014 table lamp: an opal glass sphere on an angled steel frame
1 2 3
Michael Anastassiades's slatted-back chair in glossy lacquered solid beech, with three slats.
After Dining Table MA400
Round solid ash dining table for four by Michael Anastassiades, 120 cm across, 2025
Doubleframe Table
A rectilinear hardwood table with branching corner legs and an inset top
Metric
A wider, lower oak armchair defined by linear bracing and a single curved backrest
Comma Stool
A solid wood stool reduced to circles, curves, and right angles
Spot Stools
A cylindrical wood-and-metal stool reduced to a seat, circular base, and two parallel legs.
After Chair MA100
Michael Anastassiades' After armchair: layered solid ash backrest and a broad seat, 2025
Card
Freestanding bookcase by Michael Anastassiades with brass joints and a marble shelf.
Comma Chair
Michael Anastassiades reduces a welcoming wood chair to circles and right angles.
Jack
Jack by Michael Anastassiades, 2018
