Tom Dixon began his career as a designer in the early 1980s, working in recycled metal. Since then he has worked with a variety of materials and numerous product types, but is perhaps best known for the S-chair, designed for Cappellini, and the rotationally moulded plastic Jack Lamp. In 1997

Tom joined the UK furniture retailer, Habitat, where he was Creative Director until the inception of his own company, Tom Dixon in 2002. Dixon has designed a huge selection of products including Copper Shade, Void, Step, Mirror Ball, Beat Lights, slab chair and the Wingback chair.