Michaël Bihain

The kind of precise research that result in the obviousness of the lines obtained: a symbiosis of contemporary lifestyle and collective memory. Michael Bihain is the designer that won't terminate the creative process. Instead, he seeks to hand over the creative process to the client, or owner. The objects are meant to work as solitudes or by repetition create a new unity. Bihain hands over the "relay baton" like the awarded, unforgettable, ladderlooking bookshelf Libri for Swedese. He currently works with different editors such as Swedese, gallery Pascale "collection", Tôlerie-Forézienne, Wildspirit, NMC, Feld, Oboé, on the development of furniture design and accessories. Michaël Bihain also publishes some of his work, such as his "Oyon" mural fruit holder. Is works has been awarded several prizes. The National Museum in Stochkolm and the Design Museum in Seoul has some of his creations in its permanent collection. Having trained both as a butcher and carpenter, Belgian Michael Bihain studied Interior Design at the St Luc Institute in Liège and Hull University. Following his studies he opened his studio, currently working on the development of furniture design and accessories either from his office in Bruxelles or from his workshop in Louveigné, both in Belgium. Michael Bihain is teaching at the St Luc Institute in Liège and in CAD, private College of Advertising & Design in Brussels.