16 Facts About Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic, born 1965, is a German industrial designer known for his design of furniture and household products, some of which have been featured in design shows and museums.

Konstantin Grcic's father, born in Belgrade, former Yugoslavia, collected 18th-century art, and his mother was an art dealer.

Konstantin Grcic studied cabinetry making in the Arts and Crafts tradition at the John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood in Parnham House, Beaminster, Dorset, starting in 1985.

Konstantin Grcic worked with British designer Jasper Morrison in the late 1980s until 1990, when he began designing furniture for SCP, one of London's largest design stores.

Konstantin Grcic is known for having a spartan and functional approach to design, relying on geometric forms, unusual angles and hard edges.

Konstantin Grcic has created installations and developed products such as furniture, lighting, watches, tableware, espresso makers, and umbrellas.

Konstantin Grcic became recognized for his 1995 Refolo trolley, 1997 Wanda dish rack, 1998 award-winning Mayday lamp, 1999 ES shelf and 2001 Chaos chair.

Konstantin Grcic has used cutting edge technology, such as high-tech ceramics and 3D modeling software, to create his mass-produced items.

Konstantin Grcic relies on low-tech solutions to advance the design process, manually creating and deconstructing rough paper models.

Konstantin Grcic is the subject of various design books like "How to Design a Chair", as well as "Chroma: Design, Architecture and Art in Color" where he mentions how the Lego color palette has inspired him.

In 2009, Konstantin Grcic curated an exhibition called "Design Real" at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England.

Konstantin Grcic selected products with a practical function, from well known and lesser known designers, which reflected the first ten years of the millennium.

In 2001, Konstantin Grcic received a "Compasso d'Oro" award for his Mayday lamp.

Konstantin Grcic won another "Compasso d'Oro" in 2011 for his Myto chair.

Konstantin Grcic won two "Designpreis Deutschland" prizes, from the Government of Germany, for his Chair_ONE and Miura stool in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

In 2010, Konstantin Grcic was named "Designer of the Year" at Design Miami, where he created an installation consisting of seating made with polypropylene netting.