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Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic is a german industrial designer (* 1965 in Munich).

Life

Konstantin Grcic studied Industrial Designer at Royal College of Art in London after he was trained at The John Makepeace School in England to be a cabinet maker. After graduation he worked as an assistant to Jasper Morrison and open his own studio called Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) in 1991 in Munich. He and his team are developing furniture, products and lighting for leading companies in the design field. Grcic works for renowned customers in the furniture sector. His clients include companies such as: Authentics, BD Ediciones, ClassiCon, Flos, Flötotto, Laufen, Magis, Mattiazzi, Muji, Nespresso, Plank, Serafino Zani, Thomas Rosenthal and Vitra. He has won many international design awards. Among others, his lamp MAYDAY (created for Flos) won the prestigious Compasso d`Oro prizein 2001 and the MYTO chair (designed for Plank) was awarded 2011. Konstantin Grcic has exhibited his objects in many famous galleries and design museums all over the world, including MoMA in New York, the Vitra Museum in Weil am Rhein or Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Grcic is known for his way of logical thinking. His work is often related to objects that have their origin in a different surrounding. During the exhibition "Panorama" (Vitra Museum in Weil am Rhein) he showed a concentrated view into his daily work. Here many of his products, prototypes, drawings and background information were shown. Particularly interested were the everyday objects and works of other designers that inspired Grcic for his own designs.

Awards

• 2010: "Royal Designer for Industry", The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
• 2010: "2010 Designer of the Year", Design Miami
• 2008: "Greatest Living Designer" art - The Art Magazine
• 2007: "A & W Designer of the Year 2007" awarded by the magazine A & W Architektur & Wohnen
• 2004: Nombre d'Or, Salon du Meuble, Paris
• 2001: XIX. Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI, Milan
• 2000: Guest of Honour, Interior Biennial, Kortrijk
• 1999: Modernism Award For Young Designers, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
• 1995: Award for Design of the City of Munich
• 1988: Bavarian State Award for Young Designers

Literature

• 2015, Konstantin Grcic, THE GOOD. THE BAD. THE UGLY., Graphic design by Florian Lambl, all photographs by Gerhardt Kellermann., ISBN-13:978-3-86335-864-8
• 2014, Konstantin Grcic, PANORAMA, concept and design by Florian Böhm, Vitra Design Museum, edited by Mateo Kries and Janna Lipsky, ISBN 978-3-931936-07-5
• 2013, Konstantin Grcic, I PROTAGONISTI DEL DESIGN, Hachette, edited by Vando Pagliardini with text by Ali Filippini
• 2011, Konstantin Grcic, I MAESTRI DEL DESIGN, Biblioteca del Sapere del Sole 24 ORE, edited by Andrea Branzi with text by Cristina Morozzi., ISBN 9-771973-639375
• 201, Konstantin Grcic / CHAMPIONS, Coulerus Contemporaines, Les Cahiers, in collaboration with Galerie kreo, text by Alex Coles, photos by Erica Overmeer, Bernard Chauveau Éditeur, Paris, ISBN 9782915837872
• 2010, Konstantin Grcic / DESIGN ETC., Archibooks,, edited by Marion Vignal with text by Pierre Doze., ISBN 978-2-35733-118-1
• 2009, DESIGN REAL, Curated by Konstantin Grcic, Serpentine Gallery, Koenig Books, ISBN 9-78386560-746-1 
• 200, Konstantin Grcic, DECISIVE DESIGN, A+D Series, The Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University Press,edited by Zoe Ryan., ISBN 978-0-300-15104-6
• 2008, MYTO, The Making Of, Concept and design editing by Meiré & Meiré, Published by BASF and Plank
• 2006, MIURA Stool, NYC, Concept and photography by Florian Böhm, Published by Plank, ISBN 978-88-9027728-0-6
• 2005, KGID, KONSTANTIN GRCIC INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, Phaidon Press, edited by Florian Böhm with texts by Francesca Picchi and Pierre Doze., ISBN 0-7148-4431-4