Coates, Nigel

Born in 1949, and trained at University of Nottingham and the Architectural Association. Coates is one of Britain’s consistently original thinkers in architecture, interior and product design. He has led a parallel career in teaching, design practice and artistically driven, internationally recognised work.

Nigel Coates has his own opinion about designing products. Beyond issues of function or style, narrative, he asserts, is a language of design that builds on people's everyday experience. Form must follow fiction.

Coates has created many different armatures for Slamp. These extraordinary models will not stay unnoticed when placed in a room. He has really developed as a designer, and his influences from the architecture have a very positive effect on his designs. His Aurora ceiling lamp and his Fiorella suspension lamp are some examples of his creative collection.