Work
Michael is currently working for Motorola design, London
Michael has worked for:
Chi ha paura...?, Amsterdam
LEXON, France
Ben Wilson Design, London
Honeytech International, USA
Ramer Sponges Ltd., UK
Droog Design, Amsterdam - intership
Northwards Design, London and Milan - internship
Vitra, Switzerland - internship
Michael Sodeau Partnership, London - internship
Hamleys display team, London - internship
Pearson Matthews Design, London - internship
Michael is always interested in new collaborations and opportunities
Collaborations
Out of Office, British Design collective, 2007 - present day
Printable Offerings , debut project with Nicolas Cheng, 2008 - present day
Awards
2006
Toshiba Hard Disk Revolution Design competition, highly
commended, world-wide
2005
Teenage Furniture, Design Boom competition, short-listed for
collaborative project, world-wide
Undu Graduates 2005, short-listed, UK
RSA Student Design Awards, short-listed and commended for
Ceramic Futures brief, UK
2004
Vitra Design Award, degree course client project
2003
Oxo Peugeot Design Awards 2003, short-listed, UK
Exhibitions
2008
Mall Gallery Canary Wharf, London
2007
Tent, London Design Festival
Salone del Mobile, Milan
2006
Maison et Objet, Paris
2005
Off the Hook, London Design Festival
Objects of Beauty, SCP Selfridges, London Design Festival
NUDE, FIM Valencia
Ceramics Festival, Stoke-on-Trent
New Designers, London
2004
Vitra Showroom, London
Design-a-Qee Expo 2004, vinyl toy design competition, London
2003
Oxo Tower, London
Lectures
2008
Hong Kong IVE, Product design course, Hong Kong
Publications
2008
I.D., June, ...expo, New York
Curve, Issue 23, Snapshot, Making a Wish, Australia
I.D., Mar/Apr, Yabba Dabba Do, New York
Intramuros, Issue 134, Rites et rituels, Paris
Damn, Issue 15, A Damn view on products, Brussels
Game Axis, Leet, Ultra Geek, January, Singapore
2007
Theme, Issue 11, Form and Function, New York
Blueprint, December, Produce, London Design Festival, London
Sex in Design, Maomao Publications, ISBN: 90-76886-40-7
Web Designing, November, Movement, Japan
2006
DigitAll, Samsung magazine, Spring, Panorama
Surface, Issue 58, Scenic Circuitry, New York
Monument, Aug/Sept, Design Atlas, Australia
The LEXON Design Book
PC Format, Issue 186, Geared up, UK
L'Officiel Voyage, Issue 3, High Tech, France
Suddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, 23 June, Modeschule, Germany
Egg, March, Tech Lust, Hong Kong
Jet, Issue 47, Design News, Hong Kong
U Magazine, Issue 39, Home Designer, Hong Kong
eFashion, April, Style, China
Computer Idee, Issue 06, The Netherlands
New Design, Issue 38, New products, UK
2005
Icon, December, London Design Festival, London
Blueprint, October, Graduate Shows - New Designers, London
New Design, Issue 31, A course for action, UK