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Matthias Hickl was born in 1962 in Munich, Germany. From 1983 to 1985, he completed an internship in metal design and achieved the second-best result in Germany. From 1986 to 1991, he studied industrial design, painting, and sculpture at the University of Fine Arts in Brunswick. In 1990, he graduated with a degree in industrial design from the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. In 1990, he opened the STYX studio, responsible for furniture and design, while continuing his work as a painter and sculptor. In 2002, he earned a master's degree in metal design and the following year, in 2003, became the artistic and creative director of Lissoni Associati, responsible for international interior and design projects. During the same period, he was the art director of Nicoletta Canesi's studio, NMM Inc, where he travels frequently between Miami and the USA. Over the years, he has been responsible for numerous international interior design and architecture projects. In fact, with the collaboration of architects and interior designers, he has completed projects in Venice, Milan, Berlin, Beverly Hills, New York, Atlanta, and Tokyo.