Konstantin Grcic

Konstantin Grcic is a German industrial designer known for his functional, precise approach to furniture, product and lighting design. He established his Munich-based practice in 1991 and has collaborated with leading international design brands.

  • LOCATION Germany
  • ESTD. 1991–present
  • BRANDS Artek, Cassina, ClassiCon, Flos, Iittala, Laufen, Mattiazzi, Muji, Vitra

Konstantin Grcic is known for pared-back, precise industrial design that balances formal rigour with function, intelligence and humour.

His furniture, lighting and product designs have received numerous international awards. The Mayday lamp for Flos won the Compasso d’Oro in 2001 and is held in the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

Grcic was named Guest of Honour at the 2000 Interieur Biennale in Belgium. In 2007, Phaidon published his monograph, KGID: Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design, alongside a major retrospective at Munich’s Haus der Kunst.