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Michael Marriott has been working as a designer since leaving the Royal College of Art in 1993. Although trained as a furniture designer, his practice is particularly broad in scope, embracing the design of exhibitions on one hand and products on the other. He is also often involved with many other peripheral aspects of design; teaching, writing, curating, collating, etc.
In all his varied practise there is a common core though, which is a search for the elemental nature of the thing in hand.

He is known for making supremely well detailed and highly functional objects, renowned for their keen and economical grace.

He has designed furniture for Britain’s highest regarded manufacturers, such as SCP and Established & Sons.

 

Born in London in 1963.  Spent childhood designing and making things.

 

HND furniture at London College of Furniture, 1985.  MA furniture (distinction) at Royal College of Art, 1993. On leaving, set up own studio, working mainly with furniture and products, but also exhibition design, and  ..........

 

Marriott was the first winner of the prestigous

 

Jerwood Furniture Prize, 1999, And is senior tutor on the Design Products MA at the RCA. He has also aught + lectured at many institutions in Britain + abroad.