Mickus Projects is a multi-disciplinary design studio specializing in furniture, lighting, architecture and design strategy.  Founded by Ben Mickus, and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the studio takes on design, fabrication and often installation of their work.  The issues of multi-sensory experience, interplay between materials, and craftsmanship enhanced by digital technology frame the practice at large.  The studio’s design process is set up around a Venn diagram of research, collaboration, and experimental design, working closely with specialists and local craftsmen on every pursuit.  Mickus Projects searches for clever ways to minimize the environmental impact of their work by calling attention to a sophisticated logic and intrinsic beauty.

Ben Mickus is an award-winning furniture designer and practicing architect.  He has 16 years of experience in cultural and educational architecture with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, SOM and WRNS.  He was lead designer on The Juilliard School & Alice Tully Hall transformation at Lincoln Center in New York. His furniture designs are included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, and his lighting designs have been installed around the world.  Ben holds a Master of Architecture from UCLA and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly. Ben is a father of two.