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Born 1996, Maxime Mballa-Tagny is an artist, designer, and thinker. Having lived in many countries including Africa, Europe, North America and currently Southeast Asia; he is a navigator of multicultural spaces.
His work is an exploratioin of old ideas taking new forms; concepts at the crossroads of history and modernity. A creative at heart, his oeuvre contains abstract paintings, and cutting edge design. He draws inspiration from African objects and their concepts as they apply today. This passion drives him to connect across cultures and their universal truths.
A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, he is a Young International Fellow of the Humboldt University of Berlin’s Cluster of Excellence. As a team member for ARC, he is also a Gold recipient of the International Design Award and European Product Design Award. His passion for objects was ignited at the Savannah African Art Museum where he worked intimately with centuries old artefacts.
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Design
Young International Fellows at the Cluster, 2022, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
International Design Awards 2017, Gold in Office Equipment /Productivity Tools for ARC
European Product Design Award 2017, Gold in Office Equipment /Productivity Tools for ARC
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Bruce Scott, Art Gallery Shows in Bangkok to Check Out in June. Prestige, Bangkok, Thailand. 2025
House of Fritz Hansen opens after renovation along with a showcase of leather goods exhibition from Archives Design. Lifestyle Asia, Bangkok, Thailand. 2023
Young International Fellows at the Cluster. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 2022
Refugee students to enjoy virtual visit to Savannah African Art Museum. Savannah Business Journal, Savannah, GA, USA. 2020
Connecting Careers And Culture At Savannah African Art Museum. The Savannah Tribune, Savannah, GA, USA. 2018
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Mambo: The Object & You, 22 May - 5 July 2025, Archives Design, Bangkok, Thailand.
Unveiling Leather, 28 August - 5 November 2023, Four Seasons Art Space by MOCA Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chain Link Fence ®, 3 June 2018, Starland Dairy, Savannah, GA, USA.
SCAD Drawing Works, 13 March 2018, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA, USA.
On the Block Too, 29 April 2017, On the Block, Savannah, GA, USA.