Constantin Grcic, Stool-One stool
After training in furniture manufacturing at Parnham College in England, Konstantin Grcic studied design at the Royal College of Art in London from 1988 to 1990. There he met two designers who would be instrumental in his future work: Jasper Morrison and Vico Magistretti. After his studies, he joined Jasper Morrison's studio and then founded his own structure in Munich in 1991: Konstantin Grcic, Industrial Design (KGID). There, he worked for design publishers (Iittala, Magis, Moroso, Flos, etc.) as well as for manufacturers (Krups, Whirlpool).
Influenced by Jasper Morrison, who he studied with and worked for, Grcic favors a functionalist approach to design: he describes his style as "current, feasible, and concrete." The May Day lamp is emblematic of Grcic's approach. Its design is simple and elegant while meeting a set of needs: it can be carried, placed or hung; the handle serves both as a winder for the cable and as a hook for hanging it.
His creations have a radical, raw side. "In the field of art, I like the radical, pure, direct, simple style, not simply minimalist. I like artists who have a certain attitude and who go straight to the essential like Carl André, Ed Ruscha, Bruce Newman, Dan Flavin." The result is creations like the Miura stool with sharp lines or the Chair One chair in cast aluminum which is reduced to a linear and stripped-down structure.
Some of Grcic's creations are part of the collections of MoMA and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris6. He was also awarded a Compasso d'Or for the Mayday Lamp in 2001 and for the Myto chair in 2011.
Stool-One chrome-plated aluminum stool
Designer: Constantin Grirc
Publisher: Magis
Dimensions: 84 x 56 x 47.5 cm
After training in furniture making at Parnham College in England, Konstantin Grcic studied design at the Royal College of Art in London from 1988 to 1990. There he met two designers who were to play a decisive role in his later work: Jasper Morrison and Vico Magistretti. After these studies, he joined Jasper Morrison's studio and in 1991 founded his own structure in Munich: Konstantin Grcic, Industrial Design (KGID). He works there for design editors (Iittala, Magis, Moroso, Flos...) as well as for industrials (Krups, Whirlpool).
Influenced by Jasper Morrison, for whom he worked and studied, Grcic favors a functionalist approach to design: he describes his style as "current, feasible and concrete." The May Day lamp is emblematic of Grcic's approach. Its design is simple and elegant while responding to a range of needs: it can be carried, placed or hung; the handle serves both as a reel for the cable and as a hook for hanging it.
Her creations have a radical, raw side. "In the field of art, I like the radical, pure, direct, simple style, not just minimalist. I like artists who have a certain attitude and go straight to the point, like Carl André, Ed Ruscha, Bruce Newman, Dan Flavin "The result is creations like the Miura stool with its sharp lines or the Chair One chair made of cast aluminum that is reduced to a linear and bare structure.
Some of Grcic's creations are part of the collections of MoMA and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris6. He was also awarded a Compas d’or for the Mayday lamp in 2001 and the Myto chair in 2011.
Stool-One stool in chromed aluminum
Designer: Constantin Grirc
Publisher: Magis
Dimensions: 84 x 56 x 47.5 cm