Michael Young (industrial designer) explained

Michael Young
Birth Date:1966 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Sunderland, England
Nationality:British
Education:Kingston University
Occupation:Industrial designer

Michael Young (born 23 August 1966) is a British industrial designer and creative director based in Hong Kong. He works in the areas of product, furniture and interior design with studios in Hong Kong and Brussels.[1] He is known for unconventional use of materials and manufacturing processes,[2] and collaborations with brands such as Brionvega, Cappellini, KEF, La Manufacture, and MOKE International.[3] [4] [5] He is interested in "how disruption in society always has a design response, because it usually creates a need for things that perform."[6]

Life and career

Young was born in Sunderland, England.[7] He studied at Kingston University and graduated in 1993.[8] Early in his career, he worked with the designer Tom Dixon in London.[9] [10] [11] A grant from the Crafts Council in 1994 enabled him to produce his first collection.[12] In 1997 he was selected by Sir Terrance Conran as the "Most Inspirational British Designer".[13] [14]

In 1994 he started his own studio and operated in England, Iceland, Taiwan before settling in Hong Kong in 2006 to avoid becoming a "European design casualty, wandering from trade fair to trade fair."[15] [16] [17] Young has been the Creative Director for 100% Design Shanghai (2010, 2011, 2012),[18] [19] prior to which he was the Creative Director for 100% Design Tokyo (2008), and Creative Director of the Asian Aerospace show (2009). He is a frequent public speaker, panellist, and design award jury member.[20] [21] [22] Young has designed a wide variety of objects such as headphones, glassware, watches, bicycles, furniture, lighting, suitcases, as well as limited edition experimental furniture.[23] [24] He is interested in combining design with technical abilities of the local industry and often works directly with Chinese manufacturers and industrialists.[25] Throughout his career, he worked with clients such as Bacardi, Cathay Pacific, Coalesse, Coca-Cola, Emeco, Giant Bicycles, Gufram, M2O,, Georg Jensen, Trussardi, Schneider Electric, Steelcase, and WonderGlass.[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

In 2012, Young was approached by Chery subsidiary MOKE International to design a 21st-century version of the Moke (styled MOKE).[32] Young has said he considered this project a "call of duty".[33] In 2018 Young re-engineered a continuation model, which is also used as the basis for the Electric Moke.[34] [35]

His work has been exhibited the Design Museum in London, the Pompidou Centre and the Louvre Museum in Paris, and at solo exhibitions in Kyoto, Miami, Hong Kong, Milan, Paris and Belgium in 2016 for an exhibition curated by Maria Cristina Didero called Al(l) Projects with Aluminum at the Centre d'Innovation et de Design at Grand-Hornu.[36] [37] [38] [39]

In 2024, Young's collaboration with Japanese master craftsmen Nambu Tekki was included in an exhibition at Kudan House in Tokyo called Craft x Tech Tohoku Project (also curated by Didero).[40] The work, titled Blossom Links, was described as an exploration of "heritage and contemporary technology [with a] history dating back centuries", the pieces in the exhibition seek to "[bring] Japan’s traditional crafts to a new, contemporary audience."[41] The show included works by Sabine Marcelis, Studio Swine, Ini Archibong, Yoichi Ochiai, and Hideki Yoshimoto.[42] [43] [44] Also in 2024, Young's extruded aluminium Totem light sculptures were exhibited at Gallery ALL in Shanghai.[45] [46] [47]

Pieces designed by Young are held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert museum (V&A) and the Design Museum in London, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the M+ museum in Hong Kong.[48] [49]

He has spoken openly about growing up with dyslexia and how this impacted his education and career, stating "Dyslexia very much prevented me from becoming an academic. Every day in class I was left in my own imagination. I didn't really absorb any information from mathematics, English, geography, history… I made my own universe and kind of built my own way."[50] [51] [52]

Awards

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray . Debika . 2015-05-22 . Michael Young: Remade in China . 2024-04-29 . ICON Magazine . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Magazine . Wallpaper* . 2016-02-02 . Metallic moments: Michael Young presents the evolution of aluminium . 2022-09-25 . Wallpaper*.
  3. Web site: Tsai . Florence . Industrial Designer Michael Young Sets His Sights On China . 2022-09-17 . Forbes . en.
  4. Web site: Jonathan Bell . 2022-11-10 . Revived cult classic all-electric Moke makes it to the States . 2022-11-12 . wallpaper.com . en.
  5. Web site: The Wired Chair, designed by Michael Young . 2023-08-24 . Core77 . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-26 . A Conversation with Michael Young . 2022-11-05 . Steelcase . en-AU.
  7. Web site: 2016-02-09 . Michael Young: Passion for Aluminium . 2022-09-25 . TLmagazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Michael Young . 2022-09-25 . www.design-burger.com . en.
  9. Web site: Michael Young / Designing Modern Britain – Design Museum : – Design/Designer Information . Design Museum . 2006-11-26 . 2012-08-09 . 1 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701064025/http://designmuseum.org/design/michael-young . dead .
  10. Works in China by John Heskett 2011
  11. Web site: 2020-11-10 . CHELSEA BOY – WonderGlass . 2024-01-23 . wonderglass.com . en-GB.
  12. Web site: MICHAEL YOUNG DESIGNERS E&Y . 2024-04-28 . www.eandy.com . en.
  13. Web site: Designers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120812091301/http://www.nativeunion.com/us/designers/ . 12 August 2012 . 2012-08-09 . Nativeunion.com . dmy-all.
  14. Web site: 2011-07-15 . Reed Exhibitions Unveils Stellar Panel of Design Experts for 100% Design Shanghai & IHDD 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130101191836/http://enews.100percentdesign.com.cn/2010/VP20110715001.html . 1 January 2013 . 2012-08-09 . Enews.100percentdesign.com.cn . dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Craswell . Penny . December 1, 2023 . Profile: Michael Young & China . June 26, 2023 . Architecture Media (ArchitectureAU).
  16. Web site: 2020 . Bridging to the Future of Design . June 29, 2023 . gba.investhk.gov.hk.
  17. News: Blanchard . Tamsin . 2000-04-16 . Young and gifted . 2024-04-17 . The Observer . en-GB . 0029-7712.
  18. Web site: Creative Director – 100 Percent Design Shanghai . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120429175859/http://www.100percentdesign.com.cn/en/About/Creative_Director/ . 29 April 2012 . 2012-08-09 . 100percentdesign.com.cn . dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Michael Young — GrantOnDesign . 2022-09-25 . grantondesign.com . en.
  20. Web site: 2023-06-12 . Dezeen launches China edition of Dezeen Awards in partnership with Bentley . 2023-06-21 . Dezeen . en.
  21. Web site: The jury -Annual Contests – Award – ASIA PACIFIC DESIGNERS FEDERATION . 2023-06-21 . en.iai-ap.org.
  22. Web site: Michael Young . 2023-06-29 . Design Shanghai . en-GB.
  23. http://www.michael-young.com/ Michael Young official website
  24. Web site: Michael Young – Product Designer . Home Review . 2012-07-05 . 2012-08-09.
  25. Web site: eoq – about the designer . Eoq-design.com . 2012-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115090249/http://eoq-design.com/designer.htm . 15 November 2012 . dmy-all .
  26. Web site: Designer . 2022-09-05 . Brionvega . it-it.
  27. Web site: Emeco – Michael Young . 2022-09-26 . www.emeco.net.
  28. Web site: 2008-08-15 . Cityspeed by Michael Young . 2022-09-26 . Dezeen . en.
  29. Web site: 2011-04-13 . Salone del Mobile: Trussardi / Michael Young . 2023-06-12 . Dazed . en.
  30. Web site: Neira . Juliana . 2017-03-08 . clipsal iconic by michael young features customizable switches + sockets . 2023-08-09 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  31. Web site: Burgos . Matthew . 2023-08-08 . michael young shapes M2O water bottle with round lid and off-centered cap for easy pouring . 2023-08-09 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  32. News: 2012-10-18 . Moke car by Michael Young . en-US . Dezeen . 2022-05-26.
  33. Web site: Ernst . Kurt . Chinese automaker Chery restarts Moke production . 2022-09-25 . www.hemmings.com.
  34. Web site: MOKE Story . 2022-05-26 . MOKE® Living The Dream Since 1964 . en-GB.
  35. Web site: 2022-05-24 . from gasoline to electric: MOKE auctioned off last petrol vehicle for charity . 2022-05-26 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  36. Web site: Sammicheli . Marco . 2016-02-24 . Michael Young, projects in aluminium . 2023-04-22 . Abitare . en-US.
  37. Web site: 3 February 2016 . Michael Young Exhibition at Grand Hornu is Al(l) About Aluminum . 25 October 2016 . DesignBoom.
  38. News: 2016-03-30 . Michael Young, designer de l'aluminium . 2024-04-28 . Le Monde.fr . fr.
  39. Web site: 30 January 2016 . al(l) Projects in aluminum . 2024-06-21 . www.domusweb.it . en-gb.
  40. Web site: Yamada . Mio . 2024-05-18 . A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts . 2024-06-03 . The Japan Times . en.
  41. Web site: Demetriou . Danielle . 2024-06-02 . Craft x Tech elevates Japanese craftsmanship with progressive technology . 2024-06-03 . wallpaper.com . en.
  42. Web site: Akkam . Alia . 2024-05-20 . Tohoku Project presents inaugural Craft x Tech exhibition . 2024-06-03 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  43. Web site: 2024-04-24 . Craft x Tech Tohoku Project 2024 Exhibition to be Held at kudan house . 2024-06-03 . ADF Web Magazine . ja.
  44. Web site: CRAFT X TECH – An initiative to unify traditional Japanese craft and contemporary technology. . 2024-06-03 . CRAFT X TECH . en.
  45. Web site: Gallery All stages art and design that harnesses ‘Illumination as Prelude’ . 2024-08-02 . www.stirpad.com . en.
  46. Web site: Gallery All - Shanghai - Los Angeles . 2024-08-02 . galleryall.com.
  47. Web site: Michael Young - Gallery ALL . 2024-08-02 . galleryall.com.
  48. Web site: Sofa, 1994 (made), Michael Young . May 19, 2023 . Victoria and Albert Museum. 1994 .
  49. Web site: Michael Young Makers M+ . 2024-06-03 . M+ Museum . en-US.
  50. Web site: Michael Young — Material Matters . 2022-09-17 . materialmatters.design . en.
  51. Web site: Ayala . Adriana . 2020-06-08 . The transcendental work of Michael Young . 2022-09-17 . DesignWanted . en-US.
  52. Web site: Khan . Zohra . June 4, 2021 . UNSCRIPTED with Michael Young: Welding Wonders with Naivety . July 25, 2023 . www.stirworld.com . English.
  53. Web site: Young | Home | Wallpaper* Magazine . Wallpaper.com . 1970-01-01 . 2012-08-09 .
  54. Web site: Sport Profile Watch . Red Dot Design Award.
  55. Web site: Best of NeoCon 2014 Winners. DesignApplause. 25 October 2016. 16 June 2014.
  56. Web site: Bramah Pendant EOQ EOQ D&AD Awards 2013 Pencil Winner Industrial Product Design D&AD . 2022-11-12 . www.dandad.org.
  57. Web site: TST Sofa by Michael Young . Red Dot Design Award.
  58. Web site: Bath Tub Faucet – MY31A . 2022-11-12 . Red Dot Design Award.
  59. Web site: iF Design – Master Series Michael Young Watch . 2022-11-12 . ifdesign.com . de.
  60. Web site: iF Design – LessThanFive . 2022-11-12 . ifdesign.com . de.
  61. Web site: Clipsal Iconic™ . 2022-11-12 . Good Design . en-US.
  62. Web site: Less Than Five Chair by Michael Young . 2022-11-12 . Red Dot Design Award.
  63. Web site: Design Anthology Awards 2019: Announcing the Winners . 2022-11-12 . Design Anthology . 25 February 2019 . en-AU.
  64. Web site: CIGA Design Michael Young Watch – Winner – Luxury Goods – German Design Award . 2022-11-12 . www.german-design-award.com . en-US.
  65. Web site: The Good Design Awards . 2022-11-12 . www.good-designawards.com.
  66. Book: Al(l) : projects in aluminium by Michael Young . 2016 . Maria Cristina Didero . Marie Pok . Max Borka . 978-90-5856-540-2 . Oostkamp . 944160332 . Stichting Kunstboak.
  67. Book: Sardar, Zahid . 100 Best Bikes . 2012 . Laurence King Publishing . 978-1-78067-396-7 . London . 1314620554.
  68. Web site: designboom . andrea chin I. . 2011-07-05 . michael young: works in china . 2022-11-12 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  69. Web site: Malaika Byng . 2011-06-29 . Michael Young: Works in China – Part 1 Design Art . 2022-11-12 . wallpaper.com . en.
  70. Web site: 2011-06-30 . Competition: five signed copies of Michael Young: Works in China to be won . 2023-05-10 . Dezeen . en.
  71. Book: Hudson, Jennifer . 1000 new designs and where to find them : a 21st century sourcebook . 2006 . Laurence King . 1-85669-466-6 . London . 64747663.
  72. Book: Urquiola . Patricia . The international design yearbook 2007 . Hudson . Jennifer . 2007 . Laurence King . 978-1-85669-516-9 . London . 271087769.
  73. Book: Fiell, Charlotte . Design now! . 2007 . Taschen . Peter Fiell . 978-3-8228-5267-5 . Köln . 214284239.
  74. Book: Desire : the shape of things to come . 2008 . Gestalten . 978-3-89955-218-8 . Berlin . 228358619.
  75. Book: Modern furniture : 150 years of design = Meubles modernes : 150 ans de design = Moderne Möbel : 150 Jahre Design . 2012 . H.F. Ullmann . Volker Albus . Andrea Mehlhose . Martin Wellner . etal . 978-3-8480-0030-2 . Updated . Potsdam . 760978529.

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