Konstantin Grcic [ˈɡrtʃɪtʃ, sprich: Grtschitsch[1]] (* 1965 in München) ist ein deutscher Industriedesigner serbischer Abstammung. Der Stuhl Chair One von Grcic Grcic machte ab 1985 zunächst eine Ausbildung an der The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood (Parnham College) zum Möbelschreiner. Im Anschluss an seine Lehre studierte er ab 1988 am Royal College of Art in London Industriedesign. Nach dem Abschluss arbeitet er als Assistent von Jasper Morrison und gründete 1991 in München sein Designbüro Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design. In der Folge entwarf er im Auftrag zahlreicher Hersteller Möbel, Leuchten und Accessoires. Viele seiner Entwürfe fanden starke Beachtung, da sie Materialien und Produktionstechniken auf neue Weise nutzten, wobei oftmals überraschende Ergebnisse entstanden wie beispielsweise die offene Sitzstruktur Osorom (2002) aus Hirek-Kunststoff. Die Sitzschale des Stuhls Chair_One (2002) ist aus einer flachen Struktur dreidimensional zusammengesetzt.
Dabei wurde Aluminiumdruckguß verwendet, das zuvor meist für Möbelgestelle zum Einsatz kam. In Kooperation eines versierten Südtiroler Möbelunternehmens mit BASF entstand der Stuhl Myto, aus Spritzguss gefertigt, mit einem Material, das sich im Formwerkzeug schnell ausbreitet und besonders stabile Strukturen bildet. Sein am meisten verbreiteter Entwurf ist die aus Polypropylen gefertigte Leuchte Mayday. Neben Projekten im Auftrag für Unternehmen und Möbelverleger entwirft er Objekte, die in Kleinserien gefertigt werden etwa für die Pariser Galerie Kreo. Grcic gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Designer der Gegenwart, dies betrifft nicht nur Medien, die seine Arbeit kontinuierlich begleiten, sondern auch junge Designer in aller Welt, zu denen er intensiven Kontakt pflegt. Nach dem Vorbild des italienischen Studio-Systems arbeitet er intensiv mit wechselnden Assistenten zusammen. So arbeiteten etwa Nitzan Cohen heute Professor in Saarbrücken, Pauline Deltour, Stefan Diez, Ascan Mergenthaler heute im Architekturbüro Herzog & de Meuron, Jonathan Olivares, Marie Rahm und Clemens Weisshaar mit Grcic zusammen, bevor sie selbst mit ihren Projekten und Entwürfen bekannt wurden.
Entwürfe Grcics finden sich in den wichtigen Museen und Designsammlungen in aller Welt, darunter in der Sammlung des Museum of Modern Art in New York, in Deutschland unter anderem im Deutschen Museum und in der Neuen Sammlung in München. 2000 wählte er auf Einladung des Goethe-Nationalmuseums in Weimar 64 Alltagsgegenstände aus dem Besitz von Johann Wolfgang Goethe aus, die er in einer Ausstellung in der Casa di Goethe in Rom mit 9 eigenen Entwürfen konfrontierte. Das Design Museum London zeigte 2007 die Ausstellung 25/25 - Celebrating 25 Years of Design..[2] 2012 gestaltete er die Ausstellung Ressource Architektur im Deutschen Pavillon der 13. Internationalen Architektur-Biennale in Venedig. Im Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein war 2014 die Ausstellung Konstantin Grcic. Seine Schwester Tamara Grcic ist Künstlerin.Art Furniture DesignFurniture Seating1Furniture DesignedUpholstered FurnitureUnique FurnitureDesigner FurnitureLoose FurnitureFunctional FurnitureFunky FurnitureForwardThis sofa features backrests that can be placed in any position ligne roset http://ufi.home/login.asp
Details Frankfurt, 25 August 2016 Created by the German designer Konstantin Grcic, the installation entitled ‘Utopia means elsewhere’ will represent Germany at the London Design Biennale this year. The international exhibition will take place under the leitmotif of ‘Utopia by Design’ on the 500th anniversary of the publication of ‘Utopia’, the socio-philosophical work by Thomas More. Back in autumn 2015, the organisers of the event called upon country representations, organisations and designers around the globe to submit visionary design concepts and installation formats with which they wished to represent their country of origin at the Biennale in the British capital. ‘With the organisation of the German exhibition for the Biennale, the German Design Council is continuing its tradition of organising international design presentations on behalf of the Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs,’ explained Andrej Kupetz, the managing director of the German Design Council and head of the Foundation Deutsches Design Museum.
‘Konstantin Grcic is predestined for this task: his visionary design language and his narrative exhibitions and installations have influenced an entire generation of young designers, far beyond the borders of Germany.’ The staging Konstantin Grcic will implement the German interpretation of the Biennale theme in the west wing of Somerset House. The installation title ‘Utopia means elsewhere’ is a tribute to the American actor John Malkovich. Through a glaringly white, brightly lit room, empty except for the sober, expository text on the exhibition, the visitor enters a dark room: insulated from noise, with a fire blazing in a fireplace on a screen that functions as a cross-cultural visual element and casts a contemplative spell over the viewer, inviting him to let his thoughts wander and immerse himself in another world. The participative-associative concept plays with the subjective perception of the visitor. The installation thus becomes an individualised, sensual, atmospheric experience.
‘Utopia cannot be depicted at all, but continuously shifts within subjective interpretation,’ according to Grcic. Spatially, utopia is always elsewhere. In the future, the London Design Biennale, a spin-off of the annual London Design Festival, will complement the exhibition of British design with international, world-class exhibits every two years. More than thirty countries from six continents will be participating in this global design exhibition in 2016. The German Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy support the German contribution with funds provided by the Bundestag to promote the creative sector in foreign cultural and educational policy.
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Tuesday, 27 September: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The German Design Council The German Design Council is one of the world’s leading centres of expertise in communication and knowledge transfer in the area of design. Currently, more than 230 companies belong to its foundation. The German Design Council was founded in 1953 on the initiative of the German Bundestag to support and enhance the design expertise of German industry. It pursues a wide range of activities with a single goal: to increase brand value on a sustained basis via the strategic use of design in communication. The Foundation Deutsches Design Museum The Foundation Deutsches Design Museum was established in 2011 to promote the idea of design as a formative element of culture, everyday life, aesthetics, science, industry and commerce. In order to foster an appropriate awareness of design among the general public and to communicate knowledge of design concepts and bring these to life, the foundation hosts workshops and other activities, symposiums and exhibitions.
It is also currently in the process of digitalizing one of the largest photo archives in the area of 20th-century product design, with a particular focus on German achievements in this field. Konstantin Grcic Konstantin Grcic studied design at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1991 he founded the design studio Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) in Munich. Since then, he has worked in the area of furniture and product design, collaborating with leading companies including Vitra, Magis and Flos. His designs have won numerous international design prizes and can be found in the collections of major design museums around the world. Grcic has curated a series of important design exhibitions, including DESIGN-REAL for The Serpentine Gallery, London (2009) and COMFORT for the St. Etienne Design Biennale (2010). He was the guest of honor at the Biennale Interieur 2000. In 2012 he was responsible for the exhibition design of the German pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Biennale in Venice.
In 2016 he was honoured with the German Design Award in the ‘Personality’ category. About the London Design BiennaleThe first London Design Biennale will take place from 7-27 September 2016 under the motto ‘Utopia by Design’ in London, offering an international stage for design, design-driven innovations, creativity and research. More than thirty nations from six continents will be represented with exhibitions, installations and design concepts. The various national and municipal contributions will be exhibited at Somerset House and the renowned Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court. Situated on the bank of the Thames in the heart of London, the former royal palace is an important cultural centre and one of the most frequently visited London sights. The Biennale is organised in collaboration with Somerset House and supported by the mayor of London. Awards will be given for the best contributions to the Biennale by an international advisory council and a jury composed of leading figures in the design world.