Michael Anastassiades to shut his eponymous lighting model

On 8 Could 2026, Michael Anastassiades introduced that he’s closing his eponymous lighting model. ‘After 20 inspiring years, the time has come to shut the chapter of my lighting firm, Michael Anastassiades, a platform for speaking my private imaginative and prescient in lighting and introducing modern concepts to the market,’ he wrote in a word shared to his community.

The model made its debut in 2006, as Anastassiades had began creating objects and lighting for his London residence, and rapidly grew to become often known as the grasp of lighting design. He has since expanded his lighting output, via a long-term collaboration with Italian lighting firm Flos.

‘What started as an open-ended experiment grew organically right into a physique of labor that displays a deeply private journey,’ continues the designer. ‘By means of this broad exploration of concepts, I created an eclectic model, a mannequin impressed by artistic visionaries in historical past who dedicated themselves to the distinctive fabrication of objects. Through the years, it grew to become an area the place concepts may evolve freely, formed by curiosity, experimentation, and rigorous observe, and led to invites for significant collaborations throughout the design trade.’

Among the many firm’s greatest recognized items is the Tube Chandelier, which additionally marked the model’s debut, the Cell Chandeliers, and the Tip of the Tongue assortment, the place an illuminated sphere effortlessly sits on the cusp of a brass base.