AA/27

Design — Michael Anastassiades

AA/27

between

art

and

design

between art and design

In the world of international design, Michael Anastassiades’ work stands out with its absolute and precise identity, in a fluid territory somewhere between art and design.

AA/27 has multiple qualities: an unusual shape, with an unexpected touch that surprises and amazes, but is at the same time familiar. The striking element of the design is the single block, in which the water emerges at the side of the washbasin mixer. There is something unexpected and at the same time perfectly balanced, because the washbasin mixer is joined invisibly at the side and seems to be suspended over the washbasin.

Design

Michael Anastassiades

The shape is very familiar and unexpected and surprising at the same time. Familiarity is a very important part of my work because people feel comfortable with familiar-shaped objects and I think that is what makes an object timeless and long-lasting.

I

like

his

pursuit

of

the

essential,

his

way

of

looking

at

objects

from

an

unusual

perspective

and

understanding

materials

without

forcing

their

nature,

always

trying

to

give

them

an

experimental

and

innovative

interpretation.

I

like

his

pursuit

of

the

essential,

his

way

of

looking

at

objects

from

an

unusual

perspective

and

understanding

materials

without

forcing

their

nature,

always

trying

to

give

them

an

experimental

and

innovative

interpretation.