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Born in Sfax, Tunisia in 1959, to a French-Latvian mother and an English father, Tom Dixon (1959 - ) moved to England at the age of four and spent his school years in London. He dropped out of Chelsea School of Art to play bass in the band Funkapolitan before teaching himself welding and going on to make furniture. Read the full biography

Born in Sfax, Tunisia in 1959, to a French-Latvian mother and an English father, Tom Dixon (1959 - ) moved to England at the age of four and spent his school years in London. He dropped out of Chelsea School of Art to play bass in the band Funkapolitan before teaching himself welding and going on to make furniture. Tom rose to prominence in the mid-1980s creating "Space" as a creative think tank and showcase for himself and other young designers. Towards the end of the 1980s, as Tom Dixon's international reputation grew, he was contacted by the Italian furniture design company, Cappellini, for whom he designed the iconic "S" chair. In the 1990s, he became a household name and Jack, his polypropylene "seated, stackable, illuminated object" designed for his company Eurolounge was a symbol of the era. Tom Dixon's appointment as head of the UK design studio at furniture retailer Habitat in 1998 was considered controversial. He came from a self-employment environment rather than a corporate culture and was never considered “establishment.” Tom Dixon led the company through its biggest revamp and quickly won recognition becoming Head of International Design in 1999 and Creative Director in 2001. In 2000, Tom's work was recognized with the award of an OBE from part of Her Majesty the Queen. His works have also been acquired by the world's most famous museums and are now in permanent collections around the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Museums of Modern Art New York and Tokyo and Center Beaubourg (Pompidou).