Michael Michalsky
Michael Michalsky is regarded as one of Germany’s most influential designers.
He worked as Design Manager at Levi’s, as Worldwide Creative Director for Adidas and from 2006 until 2017 as Creative Director at MCM. In 2006 Michael founded his own label “MICHALSKY” in Berlin.
The ATELIER MICHALSKY label serves the high-fashion segment and combines classical styles that are influenced by sports and streetwear elements. The result convinces with discreet luxury and the combination of quality, sustainability and current trends. All products are handmade in Berlin.
Michael's creativity is in great demand beyond the fields of fashion. Many companies from a variety of sectors are asking the designer for his ideas and creative input. Michael, therefore, established the agency "MICHALSKY designLab" to realize product design, interior as well as corporate design projects. Its client base includes Sony, Marriott, Disney, Intel, LG, WWF and BMW, among others.
In 2012 Michael launched a wide range of products for homes under the brand "MICHALSKY LIVING". The collection includes sofas, wallpapers, carpets, cutlery and tableware. The fragrance line, “MICHALSKY PARFUMS”, hit the market in 2015.
In 2018 Michael has taken over the creative direction of the Swiss luxury sportwear label JET SET. And besides that, he is working as creative director for the German 3D-Technology company doob.
Michael's most important sources of inspiration are music and art. He's passionate about photography and has gathered a considerable private collection of works by Herbert List, Yva, Edmund Kesting, Helmar Lerski and Horst P. Horst which includes numerous fashion images from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.