Started in 1971 at a time when the most exciting furniture designs in the UK were imports from Italy and Scandinavia, and frustrated by the lack of modern design in British-made furniture, designers Tristram and Hazel Mylius founded Hitch Mylius with the specific aim to design simple, well-crafted upholstered furniture for both contract and domestic markets
Starting with a work bench and sewing machine in modest north London premises, their first design was the classic hm11 followed in 1973 by hm31. These have evolved over the years to become today’s hm18 and hm34, so the essential concept of these two very simple, well-proportioned (and much imitated) generic designs has been in continuous production for over forty years.
The collection has grown with the help of many talented designers including Nigel Coates, David Chipperfield, Shin and Azumi, Simon Pengelly, Alander Taylor and many others. The collection has won numerous awards including an FX Award, The Design Councils kite mark of approval for design excellence, as well as others.
Hitch Mylius furniture has been used in such famous locations as Jacques Chirac’s offices at the ‘Sofa Summit’ on Canary Wharf, the BBC Newsnight studio, Nigel Coates Oyster House, and the published offices of Hitch Mylius in Enfield.
The company is dedicated to helping the Architects and designers create their visions with product that has the design that will stand the test of time.
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