![]() ![]() Grcic defines function in human terms, combining formal strictness with considerable mental acuity and humour. His work is characterised by a careful research into the history of art, design and architecture and his passion for technology and materials. For Tom and Jerry from Magis’ series The Wild Bunch he received the German Design Award in Gold in 2011. De stoel kan volledig draaien en is in hoogte verstelbaar met een kruisvoet zonder wielen. De naam suggereert het al, de kruk is volledig draaibaar en je kan er op allerlei manier op zitten. He received the Compasso d’Oro in 2001 for the Mayday lamp (Flos), 2011 for the Myto chair (Plank) and 2016 for the OK lamp (Flos). De 360° stool van Magis is ontworpen door Konstantin Grcic en maakt deel uit van een serie producten die de weg openen naar een nieuwe manier van kantoorwerk. Many of his products have been awarded international design prizes. 360° Chair designed by Konstantin Grcic for Magis is a swivel chair on wheels. From the fashion and lifestyle sector, Audi, Hugo Boss, Issey Miyake, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Rado and smart/Daimler are some of his clients. The rollers under the 360 container guarantee the greatest possible. The individual drawers can be rotated 360 and can be used from either side. The idea behind the drawer container is to promote dynamic working. Today Konstantin Grcic Design is based in Berlin and active in several fields ranging from industrial design projects, exhibition design and collaborations in architecture and fashion.Īmong his producers, besides Magis, are Artek, Authentics, Cassina, ClassiCon, Flos, Flötotto, Kettal, Laufen, Mattiazzi, Muji, Mutina, Nespresso, Plank, Serafino Zani and Vitra. The 360 container was designed by Konstantin Grcic together with the chair of the same name for the Italian manufacturer Magis. The chair (and also the stool) 360° is, in fact, an unconventional chair, or it would be better not to call it chair at all, as it certainly has little to do with the common idea of chair. ![]() 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. 360° is a collection composed of chair, stool, table and container on wheels, which opens the way to a new concept of office work. Everything else would be easy, ordinary and not the Magis way.
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