Not even thirty years old yet, the 5.5 designers, comprising Vincent Baranger, Anthony Lebosse, Claire Renard and Jean-Sebastien Blanc, will be turning five-and-a-half years old at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair. 5.5 designers have established an enviable reputation, being awarded the Grand Prix de la Création by the Paris City Council after just three years of business. Far from focusing only on shaping objects, 5.5 designers' production process is always informed by a humour and conceptual rigor that sees them permanently question their design status. As such, they continually seek to create honest and accessible consumption alternatives that sublimate the ordinary.