Matthew Hilton

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Matthew Hilton set up his Design Studio in 1985, and in 2005 launched his company Matthew Hilton to allow himself complete creative control. Using hand-skills based manufacturing to produce high-quality products. Matthew now aims to regularly add new products to his portfolio using different techniques and materials, and is working towards making these pieces available for sale in spring 2008.

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After 25 years of working as a furniture designer, Matthew Hilton set up his own furniture design company in 2005 to give himself complete creative control. He is now building his product range which will be available for sale in Spring 2008.

Matthew Hilton was born in Hastings in 1957. He graduated with a degree in Furniture Design from Kingston Polytechnic in 1979 when he started to design and manufacture a range of objects using low-tech casting techniques. These were picked up by Paul Smith and Joseph Pour La Maison and sold in their London showrooms. From 1980 to '84 Matthew worked as an industrial designer for the product design company Capa, London. During this time he also designed sets for the renowned fashion designer Koji Tatsuno's company Cultureshock.

In 1985 Matthew set up the Matthew Hilton Design Studio and started working for the British retailer and manufacturer SCP, situated in London's east end for whom he has designed a number of classics such as the Balzac chair, the Flipper and Antelope table. The studio expanded its practice, working for the following manufacturers: Driade, Disform, Sawaya and Moroni, XO, Montis Perobell, the Bradley Collection, Montina, Livit, Ycami, Andreu World Case and Authentics.

In 2000 Matthew was appointed Head of Furniture Design at Habitat and continues to work as a consultant for the company.

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Throughout his career Matthew has won various awards, taken part in exhibitions, and produced several commissions:

In January 2000 the Geffrye Museum, London, held a solo exhibition of his work, Furniture for our Time.

In 2001 Matthew won the Furniture for the Future school's furniture design competition organised by the Design council of Great Britain.

In 2002 Matthew was awarded the commission by PACE (Public Art Commissions & Exhibitions) to design a public waiting area for the new wing of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.

In 2003 he won The Design Plus Frankfurt award for outstanding and innovative design for his contemporary re-design of the standard plastic garden chair.

In 2005 Matthew was appointed a Royal Designer for Industry, by the Royal Society of Arts, UK which is awarded to designers who have achieved sustained excellence in aesthetic and efficient design for industry.

Other private commissions include a seating system for Channel Five News and a seating installation for the Tate Modern Turbine Hall to celebrate the launch of the Tate's rehang of the permanent collection 2006.

In 2007 Matthew launched Matthew Hilton Ltd at 100% Design, Earls Court, London

Matthew has also exhibited widely throughout Europe, including the UK Style exhibtion, a British Council touring exhibition and Housework's a multi-disciplinary contemporary art show.