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With three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects. Described as having a pared down aesthetic, his functional designs are characterized by geometric shapes and unexpected angles. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The hip, functional, and versatile furniture and products of konstantin grcic widely recognized as one of the most important designers working today are transforming the landscape of contemporary design. I felt we should change the way emeco makes chairs. Designer konstantin grcic tells dezeen that american furniture company emeco had to industrialise its production methods to produce his new parrish. Kgid konstantin grcic industrial design by florian bohm.
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May 04, 2017 konstantin grcic design is work provides clear insight into the world of design, as it guides the audience toward a more aware handling of the objects surrounding them. Young german designer konstantin grcic, winner of the compasso doro milan, 2001 among other awards, is an established figure in the international scene. After training as a cabinet maker at parnham college in england he studied design. Following an apprenticeship as a furniture maker, he studied industrial design at londons royal college of art from 1988 to 1990. Konstantin grcic 1965 was trained as a cabinet maker at the john makepeace school dorset, england before studying design at the royal college of art in london. Since setting up his own practice konstantin grcic industrial design kgid in munich in 1991, he has developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading companies in the design field. The german industrial designer is known for having a pareddown aesthetic with his functional designs being characterized by geometric shapes and unexpected angles. What is the personality type of industrial designer. Grcic delights in creating fresh takes on familiar industrial objects, whether desks, chairs, benches, stools, a range of kitchen equipment, lamps, a set of.
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These are given a backdrop of enlarged pages from a punk fanzine, which grcic has positioned around the walls. Konstantin grcic 1965 was trained as a cabinet maker at the john makepeace school for craftsmen in wood before studying design at the royal college of art in london. The project was not about designing completely new clothes, but about making certain adaptations to existing typologies such as the mens jacket. Panorama in panorama, the catalog to vitra design museums compelling current exhibition, influential german industrial designer konstantin grcic writes, over the years, an archive of things has accumulated in my studio. Designer diy with konstantin grcic design agenda phaidon. Konstantin grcic was born in 1965 in munich, germany. Withumerous commissions from the most important names in the design industry,uch as authentics, flos, iittala, krups, magis and muji, his work has beenidely published in several books and. Search for library items search for lists search for.
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