Michael Young

Director, Michael Young Studio, HK

Michael Young is known in the industry as a sophisticated minimalist acclaimed for his elegant, pared-down aesthetic design. Young was enticed to Asia by his passion for pioneering technology, and in 2006 set up a studio in Hong Kong.

 

Today Michael Young Studio is considered to be one of the most exciting and formidable design companies operating in Asia, responsible for designing award-winning icons for its clients that last a lifetime and are presented in museums globally.

Michael Young

Director, Michael Young Studio, HK

Speaker Sessions

Friday, 04 Dec, 17:00 Designing Artefacts for Tomorrow

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Saturday, 05 Dec, 13:00 "DESIGN TRUST: Critically Homemade" Micro-Initiatives and City Culture

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Portfolio

PXR5 for Void, a minimalism watch born with the rapid prototype culture in Asia, celebrating the simplicity of technology

Chair 4a for EOQ, a classic shaped chair, reinterpreted through modern production and recycled aluminium

City Speed for Giant, an award-winning urban bike for street-smart, urban dwellers and for lovers of beauty too

LessThanFive carbon fibre chair for Coalesse, leveraging advanced engineering and mateiral to create a chair less than 2.3kg (5lb)

LSX Wireless Speaker for KEF, a compact design delivering true high-resolution stereo