It's easy to shock with technology and innovation, says Michael Anastassiades, but the real challenge for designers is creating objects that stay relevant over time. Michael Anastassiades is one of ...

Best known for his pared-back lighting creations, Cyprus-born, London-based designer Michael Anastassiades has turned his hand to minimalist jewellery, partnering with Japanese brand Shihara. ‘The ...

View Anthony Dunne, Fiona Raby and Michael Anastassiades’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction ...

Michael Anastassiades worked with Gebrüder Thonet Vienna to develop this doodle-like lounge chair using the Austrian company's traditional material palette of steam-bent wood and woven cane. The ...

On 8 May 2026, Michael Anastassiades announced that he is closing his eponymous lighting brand. 'After 20 inspiring years, the time has come to close the chapter of my lighting company, Michael ...

A NOSE FOR DESIGN: The smell of freshly cut stone from the Italian quarries of Carrara and Versiglia was the starting point for designer Michael Anastassiades‘ first home fragrance line with Alessi.

London-based, Cypriot designer Michael Anastassiades has been a fixture of the design world for over two decades. His hyper-minimalist approach to everything from interiors to lighting has made him a ...

On the coast of Cyprus is a freshwater pool called Fontana Amorosa. “They say it’s where Aphrodite went to find eternal love and youth,” explains Cypriot lighting designer Michael Anastassiades, whose ...

MILAN — Els Van Hoorebeeck, the 37-year-old creative director of Fritz Hansen, one of the world’s oldest furniture companies, likens it to Danish Royalty. “Almost every big, important Danish designer ...

If imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery, designer Michael Anastassiades should be chuffed. Since launching his own brand just over a decade ago and more recently signing to Italian ...

Designer Michael Anastassiades unveiled his Cygnet light, made from Japanese washi paper and informed by childhood memories of kite flying, at this year's Milan design week. An exhibition at the ...