Michael Vanderbyl has gained international prominence in the design field as a practitioner, educator, critic and advocate. Since its establishment in San Francisco in 1973, his firm – Vanderbyl Design – has evolved into a multidisciplinary studio with expertise in identity, print and digital communications, interiors, showrooms, retail spaces, signage, textiles, fashion apparel, packaging, furniture and product design.
A selected list of clients Michael has worked with include Teknion, Luna Textiles, JANUS et Cie, HBF, Bernhardt, A. Rudin, Checkerboard Vineyards, Scarecrow Vineyards, Sunset Develpoment Company, Napa Valley Vintner Association and Robert Talbott Company.
Michael Vanderbyl’s showroom and product designs have also earned him numerous awards and distinctions including induction into the Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame and being the recipient of the Contract Magazine 2017 Design Legend award.