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Hi! I’m Mark Nagy-Mihaly, an industrial designer focused on creating intuitive, thoughtful objects and interactions. I hold an MA in Design from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design and have worked in both the public furniture industry and industrial design studio environment. I’m especially interested in projects where material qualities, functionality, and simple form language come together to create meaningful everyday objects.

AwardsIF Design Award | 2024 | WinnerSIT Furniture Design Award | 2024 | WinnerLoop Design Awards | 2024 | WinnerAndras Zagyvai Game Design Contest | 2024 | Simple & Great awardIF Design Award | 2023 | WinnerItt Nemez Van competition | 2017 | Winner

ExhibitionsRubik 50/80 Traveling Exhibition | 2025 - 26 | Helsinki, New York, Soul, Tokyo, Toronto | FIN, USA, KOR, JAP, CAN | ANTFARMProduct Development Project Gala | 2025 | Aalto University, Helsinki | FIN | ABBY for HeurekaSpecies | 2025 | Aalto University, Helsinki | FIN | Forest PrinterOf a Kind | Forest Printer | 2025 | Aalto University, Helsinki | FIN | Forest PrinterSports exhibition | 2025 | Tahto - Center for Finnish Sports Culture, Helsinki | FIN | BALLOONDutch Design Week | 2023 | Eindhoven | NED | VELÓCommon Space | 2022 | Kunsthalle, Budapest | HUN | LUNGOSpace and Form | 2022 | Museum of Etnography, Budapest | HUN | B17, KORALL, VELÓHungarian Design | 2018 | Hungexpo, Budapest | HUN | GURTNI, HINTABIRKARug Art Fest | 2017 | Bálna, Budapest | HUN | HINTABIRKAStockholm Furniture Fair | 2017 |Stockholm | SWE | Plydesign Exhibition StandFuga - Architectural Centre | 2014 | Fuga, Budapest | HUN | FLIPPalmetta - Galery | 2015 | Palmetta, Budapest | HUN | Stool design

HALÓ

In concrete casting, one aspect that can crucially influence the production costs is the number of moulds required. Designing HALÓ, the goal was to create a plastically shaped bench family with a modular mould system, made of high-performance concrete.

year: 2024
project: individual work at VPI

LUNGO

For the reconstruction of Budapest's M3 subway line, the architects required a new bench system that met contemporary standards: fire resistance, improved comfort, accident prevention, easy maintenance, modularity, and compatibility with the new panel width standard, made of high-performance concrete. Being inspired by the iconic 1960s chairs, I analysed and reinterpreted their character to create a solution that builds on the past while addressing the present-day demands of high-traffic public furniture.

year: 2020
project: teamwork at VPI
client: Centre for Budapest Transport

relaxa

Sunlight is our inherent need that should last as long as possible. Using the durability of high-performance concrete, RELAXA represents a frozen moment of a thick piece of textile, carrying the imprint of the human body.

year: 2019
project: teamwork at VPI
client: National Athletics Centre Budapest

LOADER 802

In modern cities, the electric cargo bike is the new car. This is the most convenient way of effortless and practical short-distance transportation. Designing the Loader 802 and 806 cargo box, we focused on giving the loader family a new member, which takes inspiration from vehicle form language, is new in character and is similar in detail to its ancestors. I was working under the supervision of Petter Hillinge, the designer behind the loader product range, and generated numerous versions and sketches and assisted in the 3D modelling of the product.

year: 2025
project: teamwork at Simmer
client: Ecoride

PIVOT

Does the world need one more chair? The question is classic, and so is the answer. In this project at Simmer, we worked together with VERK, the Sweden-based furniture brand providing Swedish-made, tradition-based furniture with a contemporary vibe, using only locally manufactured materials. The starting point was to create a chair family for the new Spotify office building, where it can be flexibly used as restaurant furniture. Framed by these versatile limitations, which provided the outcome with an inherently lovely story, we designed a chair that is made of Swedish pine, is stackable, comfortable, affordable, and has an expressive character.

year: 2026
project: teamwork at Simmer
client: VERK

JELLYFISH

Bikepacking lamps often face user experience challenges, such as small, hard-to-use buttons and limited positioning on the handlebar, especially when a front bag obstructs access. To address these issues, I designed a bikepacking lamp that can be flexibly attached to the handlebar, avoiding interference from front bags. It also incorporates a simple, intuitive adjustment mechanism, allowing users to turn it on, adjust brightness, and modify focus with ease, even in challenging conditions like heavy rain or cold weather.

year: 2025
project: individual work during Product and Form course at Aalto University