Biography:Michael Young (industrial designer)

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Short description: British designer
Michael Young
Born (1966-08-23) 23 August 1966 (age 57)
Sunderland, England
NationalityBritish
EducationKingston University
OccupationIndustrial designer
Websitemichael-young.com

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. He is known for unconventional use of materials and manufacturing processes,[1] and collaborations with brands such as KEF, Coalesse[2] and MOKE International.[3][4] He is interested in "how disruption in society always has a design response, because it usually creates a need for things that perform."[5]

Life and career

Young was born in Sunderland, England.[6] He studied at Kingston University and graduated in 1993.[7] Early in his career, he worked with the designer Tom Dixon in London.[8][9] In 1994 he started his own studio and operated in England , Iceland, Taiwan before settling in Hong Kong in 2006. Sir Terrance Conran selected Young as the Most Inspirational British Designer (1997).[10][11]

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EOQ 4a chair in stamped recycled aluminium (2012)
Image of a light blue 2019 Moke America eMoke designed by Michael Young
Electric Moke designed for MOKE International

Young has designed a wide variety of objects such as headphones, glassware, watches, bicycles, furniture, lighting, suitcases, as well as limited edition experimental furniture.[12][13] He is interested in combining design with technical abilities of the local industry and often works directly with Chinese manufacturers and industrialists.[9][14] Throughout his career, he worked with clients such as Bacardi, Brionvega, Cappellini, Cathay Pacific, Coca-Cola, Emeco, Giant Bicycles, Gufram, Magis, George Jensen, Trussardi, and Steelcase.[15][16][17]

Young has been the Creative Director for 100% Design Shanghai (2010, 2011, 2012),[18] Prior to that he was the Creative Director for 100% Design Tokyo (2008) and Creative Director of the Asian Aerospace show (2009). His work has been exhibited in the Pompidou Museum and the Louvre Museum in Paris, Design Museum in London and solo exhibitions in Kyoto, Miami, Hong Kong, Milan, Paris and Belgium. In 2016, some of Young's work created using aluminum was featured in an exhibit at Grand Hornu in Belgium.[19]

In 2012, Young was approached by Chery subsidiary MOKE International to design a 21st century version of the Moke (styled MOKE).[20] Young has said he considered this project a "call of duty".[21] In 2018 Young re-engineered a continuation model, which is also used as the basis for the Electric Moke.[22][23][3]

He has spoken openly about growing up with dyslexia and how this impacted his education and career.[24][25]

Awards

  • 2022 Good Design Award, Winner, Omura Series X[26]
  • 2019 German Design Award, Winner, Templates Watch[27]
  • 2019 Design Anthology, Finalists, Templates Watch[28]
  • 2017 Red Dot Design Award, Winner, LessThanFive Chair[29]
  • 2017 Good Design Award, Gold Winner, Clipsal Iconic[30]
  • 2017 iF Design Award, Gold Award, LessThanFive Chair[31]
  • 2017 iF Design Award, Gold Award, Master Series Michael Young Watch[32]
  • 2016 Red Dot Design Award, Winner, Jougor MY Faucet[33]
  • 2015 Red Dot Design Award, Winner, TST Sofa[34]
  • 2013 D&AD Award, Product Design, EOQ[35]
  • 2014 Silver Award at the 2014 NeoCon World’s Trade Fair for the LessThanFive chair, manufactured by Coalesse[36]
  • 2012 Red Dot Design Award, Oregon Scientific RA9000[37]
  • 2011 Japanese Good Design Award
  • 2010 Red Dot Award
  • 2009 Red Dot Award
  • 2009 Best of dining chair by Wallpaper Design Award[38]
  • 2008 Winner of Eurobike Awards

Publications

  • Al(l) Projects in Aluminium by Michael Young (2016) ISBN:978-90-5856-540-2.[39]
  • 100 Best Bikes (Laurence King Publishing, 2012) ISBN:978-1-78067-396-7.[40]
  • Works in China by John Heskett (2011)[41][42]
  • 1000 New Designs and Where to Find Them (Laurence King Publishing, 2010) ISBN:1-85669-466-6.[43]
  • The International Design Yearbook (Laurence King Publishing, 2007) ISBN:978-1-85669-516-9.[44]
  • Design Now! (TACHEN, 2007) ISBN:978-3-8228-5267-5.[45]
  • Desire, the Shape of Things to Come (Gastalen, 2008) ISBN:978-3-89955-218-8.[46]
  • Modern Furniture, 150 Years of Design (Trandem Verlag GmbH, 2009; H.F. Ullmann. 2012) ISBN:978-3-8480-0030-2[47]

Examples of Youngs' works

References

  1. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (2016-02-02). "Metallic moments: Michael Young presents the evolution of aluminium". https://www.wallpaper.com/design/michael-young-all-projects-in-aluminium-CID-brussels. 
  2. ↑ "Michael Young — GrantOnDesign" (in en). https://grantondesign.com/Michael-Young. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tsai, Florence. "Industrial Designer Michael Young Sets His Sights On China" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/florencetsai/2022/08/11/industrial-designer-michael-young-sets-his-sights-on-china/. 
  4. ↑ "Revived cult classic all-electric Moke makes it to the States" (in en). 2022-11-10. https://www.wallpaper.com/transportation/electric-moke-californian-limited-edition. 
  5. ↑ "A Conversation with Michael Young" (in en-AU). 2021-05-26. https://www.steelcase.com/asia-en/research/articles/topics/in-the-creative-chair/conversation-michael-young/. 
  6. ↑ "Michael Young: Passion for Aluminium" (in en-US). 2016-02-09. https://tlmagazine.com/michael-young-passion-for-aluminium/. 
  7. ↑ "Michael Young" (in en). https://www.design-burger.com/media/michael-young/. 
  8. ↑ "Michael Young / Designing Modern Britain - Design Museum : - Design/Designer Information". Design Museum. 2006-11-26. http://designmuseum.org/design/michael-young. Retrieved 2012-08-09. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Works in China by John Heskett 2011
  10. ↑ "Designers". Nativeunion.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120812091301/http://www.nativeunion.com/us/designers/. Retrieved 2012-08-09. 
  11. ↑ "Reed Exhibitions Unveils Stellar Panel of Design Experts for 100% Design Shanghai & IHDD 2011". Enews.100percentdesign.com.cn. 2011-07-15. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130101191836/http://enews.100percentdesign.com.cn/2010/VP20110715001.html. Retrieved 2012-08-09. 
  12. ↑ http://www.michael-young.com/ Michael Young official website
  13. ↑ "Michael Young – Product Designer". Home Review. 2012-07-05. http://www.home-review.com/2012/07/michael-young-product-designer/. Retrieved 2012-08-09. 
  14. ↑ "eoq - about the designer". Eoq-design.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115090249/http://eoq-design.com/designer.htm. Retrieved 2012-08-09. 
  15. ↑ "Designer" (in it-it). https://www.brionvega.it/design/designer.html. 
  16. ↑ "Emeco - Michael Young". https://www.emeco.net/about/design/michael-young. 
  17. ↑ "Cityspeed by Michael Young" (in en). 2008-08-15. https://www.dezeen.com/2008/08/15/cityspeed-by-michael-young/. 
  18. ↑ "Creative Director - 100 Percent Design Shanghai". 100percentdesign.com.cn. http://www.100percentdesign.com.cn/en/About/Creative_Director/. Retrieved 2012-08-09. 
  19. ↑ "Michael Young Exhibition at Grand Hornu is Al(l) About Aluminum". 3 February 2016. http://www.designboom.com/design/michael-young-grand-hornu-aluminium-exhibition-02-03-2016/. Retrieved 25 October 2016. 
  20. ↑ "Moke car by Michael Young" (in en-US). Dezeen. 2012-10-18. https://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/18/moke-by-michael-young/. 
  21. ↑ Ernst, Kurt. "Chinese automaker Chery restarts Moke production". https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2013/10/10/chinese-automaker-chery-restarts-moke-production. 
  22. ↑ "MOKE Story" (in en-GB). https://mokeinternational.com/about-us/. 
  23. ↑ "from gasoline to electric: MOKE auctioned off last petrol vehicle for charity" (in en). 2022-05-24. https://www.designboom.com/?p=902570. 
  24. ↑ "Michael Young — Material Matters" (in en). https://materialmatters.design/Michael-Young. 
  25. ↑ Ayala, Adriana (2020-06-08). "The transcendental work of Michael Young" (in en-US). https://designwanted.com/michael-young-interview/. 
  26. ↑ "The Good Design Awards". https://www.good-designawards.com/award-details.html?award=37975. 
  27. ↑ "CIGA Design Michael Young Watch - Winner - Luxury Goods - German Design Award" (in en-US). https://www.german-design-award.com/en/the-winners/gallery/detail/22629-ciga-design-michael-young-watch.html. 
  28. ↑ "Design Anthology Awards 2019: Announcing the Winners" (in en-AU). https://design-anthology.com/story/awards-2019-winners. 
  29. ↑ "Less Than Five Chair by Michael Young". https://www.red-dot.org/de/project/lessthanfive-10966. 
  30. ↑ "Clipsal Iconic™" (in en-US). https://good-design.org/projects/clipsal-iconic/. 
  31. ↑ "iF Design - LessThanFive" (in de). https://ifdesign.com/en/winner-ranking/project/lessthanfive/208357. 
  32. ↑ "iF Design - Master Series Michael Young Watch" (in de). https://ifdesign.com/en/winner-ranking/project/master-series-michael-young-watch/204705. 
  33. ↑ "Bath Tub Faucet - MY31A". https://www.red-dot.org/project/my31a-33773. 
  34. ↑ "TST Sofa by Michael Young". https://www.red-dot.org/project/tst-33062. 
  35. ↑ "Bramah Pendant | EOQ | EOQ | D&AD Awards 2013 Pencil Winner | Industrial Product Design | D&AD". https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2013/product-design/19888/bramah-pendant/. 
  36. ↑ "Best of NeoCon 2014 Winners". 16 June 2014. https://designapplause.com/editors-pick/best-of-neocon-2014-winners/42102/. Retrieved 25 October 2016. 
  37. ↑ "Sport Profile Watch". https://www.red-dot.org/project/app-in-sport-profile-watch-29448. 
  38. ↑ "Young | Home | Wallpaper* Magazine". Wallpaper.com. 1970-01-01. http://www.wallpaper.com/design/young/. Retrieved 2012-08-09. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  39. ↑ Young, Michael (2016). Al(l) : projects in aluminium by Michael Young. Maria Cristina Didero, Centre d'innovation et de design. Oostkamp. ISBN 978-90-5856-540-2. OCLC 944160332. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/944160332. 
  40. ↑ Sardar, Zahid (2012). 100 Best Bikes. London: Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78067-396-7. OCLC 1314620554. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1314620554. 
  41. ↑ designboom, andrea chin I. (2011-07-05). "michael young: works in china" (in en). https://www.designboom.com/design/michael-young-works-in-china/. 
  42. ↑ "Michael Young: Works in China - Part 1 Design Art" (in en). 2011-06-29. https://www.wallpaper.com/design/michael-young-works-in-china-part-1-design-art. 
  43. ↑ Hudson, Jennifer (2006). 1000 new designs and where to find them : a 21st century sourcebook. London: Laurence King. ISBN 1-85669-466-6. OCLC 64747663. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64747663. 
  44. ↑ Urquiola, Patricia; Hudson, Jennifer (2007). The international design yearbook 2007. London: Laurence King. ISBN 978-1-85669-516-9. OCLC 271087769. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271087769. 
  45. ↑ Fiell, Charlotte (2007). Design now!. Peter Fiell. Köln: Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8228-5267-5. OCLC 214284239. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214284239. 
  46. ↑ Desire : the shape of things to come. Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, Andrej Kupetz, Shonquis Moreno, Adeline Mollard. Berlin: Gestalten. 2008. ISBN 978-3-89955-218-8. OCLC 228358619. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228358619. 
  47. ↑ Modern furniture : 150 years of design = Meubles modernes : 150 ans de design = Moderne Möbel : 150 Jahre Design. Volker Albus, Andrea Mehlhose, Martin Wellner, Fremdkörper (Updated ed.). Potsdam: H.F. Ullmann. 2012. ISBN 978-3-8480-0030-2. OCLC 760978529. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/760978529. 

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