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Michael Bihain

After training as a butcher and carpenter, Michael Bihain studied interior design at Liege's Institut Saint-Luc and at Hull University in England. By 1998 he had set up a design studio and was able to develop his first prototypes.

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OYON and Be Eve

Designed by Michael Bihain, both these products essentially work as wall hangings. Calling them 'mural fruit holders' the designer infuses the design with an altogether different context and meaning. More

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Miss Ladder

Designed by Michael Bihain, Miss Ladder offers flexibility in everyday usage. The flexibility extends beyond the ordinary collapsible to provide multiple configurations derived from varying user needs. More

Architecture-Page | Tom-G by Michael Bihain

Tom-G

Primarily consisting of a sheet of Plexiglas, Tom-G works as a vertical shelf running parallel to the surface of any wall. More

Profile of Michael Bihain

Business Name
Michael Bihain
Location
Belgium
Services
Product Design
Website
http://www.michaelbihain.com

Architecture-Page | Michael Bihain, Belgium
Michael Bihain

After training as a butcher and carpenter, Michael Bihain studied interior design at Liege's Institut Saint-Luc and at Hull University in England. By 1998 he had set up a design studio and was able to develop his first prototypes.

In France, Michael Bihain works with the Chizat Company on the development of computer furniture; (for which he won the Aide a la creation et innovation prize) and as a result, was commissioned to design furniture of the British Council in Paris.

In London, he worked with MMA and then founded the BIHAINprod studio; his research work here is centred on drawings and the production of one-off creations.

In Belgium he is involved in the development of furniture, jewellery and accessories.

In 2000 his activities in Belgium diversified:

  • interior decoration for the public sector,
  • furnishing of private premises,
  • bags, trophies.

Michael Bihain currently teaches furniture at Saint-Luc.

One of his works will be exhibited at the Seoul Design Museum.

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