Michael Anastassiades
The studio has designed products with various manufacturers, including Flos, B&B Italia, Herman Miller, Cassina, Molteni, Bang & Olufsen, Puiforcat, Fratelli Fantini, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna, Roda, Lobmeyr, Salvatori, Svenskt Tenn, Carl Auböck and Sigmar London, Coedition and SCP. The Studio has also designed limited-edition collections for Nilufar Gallery in Milan, Dansk Møbelkunst Gallery in Copenhagen, and Taka Ishii Gallery in Japan.
THE BRAND
Michael Anastassiades is a London-based company specialising in the design and manufacturing of high-quality lighting and objects. Established in 2007, it was founded to increase the availability of Michael’s signature pieces.
Michael Anastassiades
Loop collection by Michael Anastassiades balance, color, and minimal shapes. Double Loop suspension add an elemental simplicity to any space, perfect in their architectural symmetries. Available in brass finish. 1 X E27 15W LED, 2000LM/2700K 2 X G9 3.5W LED, 330LM/2700K
Michael Anastassiades
The Meditation Stool acts as an elevated platform to meditate and an abstract geometric object for a living environment. Carved from a solid block, it is available in white statuary marble or black Marquiña.
Michael Anastassiades
‘A few years ago I saw an acorn vase by Estrid Ericson, produced by Svenskt Tenn. I loved the simple poetry of an object of that nature, growing a single acorn. It was the hope for early spring, especially coming from a country with such heavy and dark winters. I became obsessed with the simple idea of suspending a seed on the surface of the water, submerged. Just the right level for it to germinate, with the possibility of it supporting itself in the absence of soil, allowing it to stand upright; exposed, all in clear view.’ The series consists of seven different models to be positioned over a drinking glass of your choice, each designed to suit a specific seed or stone.
Michael Anastassiades
The Greek philosopher Socrates urged young people to look at themselves in mirrors so that, if they were beautiful, they would become worthy of their beauty. The Beauty Mirror takes inspiration from those ancient polished surfaces, offering a reflective image with a golden glow. This mirror challenges the notion of what a true reflection is, both in terms of consistency and colour.
Michael Anastassiades
Tip of the Tongue consists of a table lamp, wall and ceiling-mounted sconce, all which feature an interesting illusion: a luminous mouth-blown opaline sphere appears to roll down the edge of a solid polished brass base. This delicate gesture of a sphere poised on the edge of the surface evokes the familiar phenomenon of failing to retrieve a word from memory, expressing a moment of tension in the form of the design.
Michael Anastassiades
Somewhere in the Middle, To the Top and Rest pay homage to Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Carl Jakob Jucker’s MT8 Lamp – also known as the Bauhaus Lamp. Their work was designed in 1924, and is one of the purest expressions of Bauhaus theory. This series features cut opaline spheres resting on different configurations of identical brass sections.
Michael Anastassiades
A mouth-blown opaline sphere rests on a solid brass bar, evoking a play of balance and stillness. The idea of a movement caught in a second of suspension is a recurring theme in Michael Anastassiades’ designs, which often trigger the imagination of the viewers, offering them a playful yet meditative moment of contemplation.
Michael Anastassiades
The Onyx Light is carved from a single block of onyx, carefully selected for its transparency and veins. There are about 20 pieces that come out of a single block, with each batch bearing similarities in terms of character and colour. Each Onyx Light series is a unique edition, created when we are lucky enough to find blocks of onyx that carry the necessary qualities.
Michael Anastassiades
The Composition series includes a floor and table lamp. They consist of sculptural, elementary forms stacked to create simple, balanced compositions. Each fixture is formed of two cylindrical legs balancing a circular disk, with the Floor Composition grounded by a solid sphere. Illumination is through a bespoke LED circuit with a perspex diffuser, which softly distributes the light downward. Both Floor Composition and Table Composition are produced in an earthen red, powder-coated finish based on a brass patina developed specially by the Studio.
Michael Anastassiades
On My Mind is a table or floor lamp that resembles a head resting on its side, or a balloon lightly touching the ground. The shape of the lamp allows it to roll freely on surfaces, allowing the light to be expressed through movement, rather than just as a stationary object.
Michael Anastassiades
Somewhere in the Middle, To the Top and Rest pay homage to Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Carl Jakob Jucker’s MT8 Lamp – also known as the Bauhaus Lamp. Their work was designed in 1924, and is one of the purest expressions of Bauhaus theory. This series features cut opaline spheres resting on different configurations of identical brass sections.
Michael Anastassiades
Somewhere in the Middle, To the Top and Rest pay homage to Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Carl Jakob Jucker’s MT8 Lamp – also known as the Bauhaus Lamp. Their work was designed in 1924, and is one of the purest expressions of Bauhaus theory. This series features cut opaline spheres resting on different configurations of identical brass sections.
Michael Anastassiades
This collection of fixtures uses the standard unit of the light tube as a measure. Through the alternation of 1m and 0.5m modules, it creates a rhythmic language of recording space. The designs evolve as a parallel progression of rods, combining five variations of standard linear LED bulbs and metal tubes of the same diameter. With this series, Michael Anastassiades expands the compositional possibilities of some of the most structural elements of lighting, engaging the viewer in a rigorous yet playful exercise in measuring.
Michael Anastassiades
This collection of fixtures uses the standard unit of the light tube as a measure. Through the alternation of 1m and 0.5m modules, it creates a rhythmic language of recording space. The designs evolve as a parallel progression of rods, combining five variations of standard linear LED bulbs and metal tubes of the same diameter. With this series, Michael Anastassiades expands the compositional possibilities of some of the most structural elements of lighting, engaging the viewer in a rigorous yet playful exercise in measuring.
Michael Anastassiades
The Mobile Chandeliers are delicate structures balanced in perfect equilibrium. Constructed following the principles of a mobile, these are arrangements of linear tubes, geometric light sources, reflective surfaces and counterbalancing weights. The pieces rotate freely and delicately, creating an ever-changing lighting configuration unique to the space they occupy. Each Mobile Chandelier is individually tailored to ensure the balance of its approximately 200 hand-crafted patinated-brass components. Every piece is unique in its dimension and compositional balance, due to the varying weight of the mouth-blown opaline glass.
Michael Anastassiades
In Between is a powerful, fully dimmable uplighter consisting of two identical aluminium discs separated by a transparent glass tube. The upper disc appears to be floating as it elegantly projects the light upwards. Running along the middle of the tube is a thin cable that expresses the power source of the light – a subtle reference to the famous Bauhaus table lamp designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1924.
