Ben Mccarthy
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Occupation
- Designer
Born and raised in Sydney, Ben McCarthy graduated in Industrial Design from UNSW in 2003. A year later, the British Council facilitated his move to the UK where he worked in the Tom Dixon studio. Then in 2007, he relocated to Hong Kong and has been based there ever since, working in the office of Michael Young (design legend). Over the years Ben McCarthy's designs have attracted several awards and grants: the Australian Council, British Council, a solo show at the Object Gallery in Sydney, and exhibitions in Tokyo, Milan, Hong Kong, London, etc. He also likes to write music, take long walks on the beach and has an impressive array of woodworking skills. In 2016, he received the German Design Award for his Lateralis lamp, designed for the brand Innermost.
