Michael Young
Hong Kong SAR China
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Designer Michael Young
Photo © Amanda Kho
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Clover Lighting Collection by Michael Young for Lasvit, 2014
Photo © Lasvit
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Joseph Pendant by Michael Young for EOQ, 2013
Photo © EOQ
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Tri Ecoustic Panel by Michael Young for Instyle, 2013
Photo © Instyle
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Magis Dog House by Michael Young for Magis, 2001
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Moke Redesign by Michael Young for Moke International, 2013
Photo © Moke
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Money Clock by Michael Young for Galerie Kreo, 2013
Photo © Galerie Kreo
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City Speed Bike by Michael Young for Giant, 2009
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Zipzi Folded Paper Table by Michael Young for Established & Sons, 2007
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Youhutseymatic Table by Richard Hutten, Michael Young & Jerszy Seymour for Friends & Design exhibition at Kunstgewerbemuseum, Schloss Pillnitz, Wasserpalais, 2016
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Public Bathrooms by Michael Young, near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, 2013
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Astro Bar by Michael Young, Reykjavík, 2000
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Roxanne Chair by Michael Young for Gufram, 2017
Photo © Gufram
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Smartie by Michael Young for Cappellini, 1996
Photo © Michael Young Studio
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Metal Rock Collection by Michael Young, 2015
Photo © Hedge
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Young Shoe by Michael Young for United Nude, 2015
Photo © United Nude
Since the 1990s, award-winning British designer Michael Young has been committed to exploiting material innovations and classical design principles to create an array of industrial design products for global design brands. In recent years, his portfolio has expanded to include a handful of limited-edition collections for international galleries and design events. Even so, his work consistently expresses his passion for the industrial arts.
Born in 1966 in Sunderland, a small industrial city in northern England, Young studied Industrial Design at Kingston University, graduating in 1992 and then working for a time at Space, a design studio run by Tom Dixon. Around 1994, he launched Michael Young Studio in London, with the aim of providing exclusive, quality design services, from interiors to technology. By 1997, legendary design tastemaker Sir Terence Conran had declared him to be "the most inspirational British designer" of the day.
In the years surrounding the turn of the millennium, Young globetrotted quite a bit, setting up shop in Reykjavík and Brussels while also exploring Asia. In 2006, Young settled in Hong Kong, attracted by the industrial facilities and production potential.
Notable designs from Young’s career include the Smartie Collection for Cappellini (1996), Magis Dog House for Magis (2001), Writing Desk for Established & Sons (2005), Zipzi Folded Paper Table for Established & Sons (2007), Cityspeed Bicycle for Giant (2007/9), Joseph Pendants for EOQ (2013), a special edition car for Moke International (2013), and Roxanne Chair for Gufram (2017). Standout interiors include his famous Astro Bar nightclub in Reykjavik and the Mandarina Duck store in Berlin.
Young has collaborated with a wide range of international brands, like Artemide, Cathay Pacific, Chivas, Coca-Cola, Danese, Emeco, George Jensen, Lacoste, Ostbahn, Sawaya & Moroni, Swedese , Rosenthal, Trussardi, and more. Young’s limited-edition work has been produced by Paris’s Galerie Kreo, Brussels’ Veerle Verbakel Gallery, and San Francisco’s Hedge Gallery.
Young’s designs can be found in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou, the Louvre, Die Neue Sammlung Museum, and London’s Design Museum. He’s received numerous Red Dot Awards, alongside honors from Wallpaper, NeoCon, Eurobike, the Kortrijk Design Biennale, and others.