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Posts tagged 'Konstantin Grcic'

Konstantin Grcic: L’Immaginazione al Potere!

Konstantin Grcic’s installation invited the viewer to rediscover radical imagination. Courtesy of Alcantara and MAXXI  Grcic’s deep dive into MAXXI’s archive uncovers ‘fantastical architecture’, but

Opinion

Milan: Kitchens and bathrooms

We scoured Milan for highlights, which included two very different shows by Cotto, an entertaining mobile kitchen by Konstantin Grcic and a bathroom with a stern

Design

From the archives

A trend for archive pieces has emerged at Clerkenwell Design Week, as industry stalwarts such as Vitra, Cassina and SCP unearth and update former successes and

Design

2014 Icon Awards shortlist: Furniture Design of the Year

The 2013 judges picked Konstantin Grcic’s Bench B as the winner of this category. Here are this year’s nominees for the award, sponsored by Design Guild

Design

Bench B: Last year’s Furniture Design of the Year

This article first appeared in our January 2014 issue, which included all the winners of last year’s Icon Awards. Read about the nominees for this

Design

Bio 50: Ljubljana

The Slovenian design biennial avoided the lure of celebrity, instead inviting designers from around the globe to team up and tackle real-world problems Europe’s oldest

Design

Konstantin Grcic: ‘Architecture’s archaic in how it’s made’

The German designer talks about how his industrial background shaped his first architectural project – a pavilion at Design Miami/Basel made using parts from an

Design

Source Material in Milan

An exhibition of the objects that get famous designers’ creative juices flowing featured everything from ear muffs to pencil sharpeners It is often said that

Design

Man Machine by Konstantin Grcic

Gas pistons control the bookends on Shelf (Image: Fabrice Gousset) Konstantin Grcic’s range of industrial-styled, piston controlled furniture shows that glass designs don’t have to

Design

2013 Icon Awards winner: Bench B, Furniture design of the Year

Bench B is a modern twist on a classic archetype. Its designer, Konstantin Grcic, spoke to Icon about his inspiration and upcoming shows ICON Why

Design

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Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Exports on the rise: Portuguese furniture in the spotlight at BDNY – Boutique Design 2024




Architects

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Out of rubble: archigrest and topoScape reimagine Warsaw’s Uprising Mound as a living park and monument

A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center puts on show a bold response to rising waters

LA practice Kadre Architects uses design as a street-level tool for social change

A new book by Stefano Casciani offers an insight into Piero Lissoni’s work

Architecture Icon: The Paimio Sanatorium and its humanistic approach to modernism

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Architecture Icon: Alvar and Aino Aalto’s house in Helsinki bears all the hallmarks of their approach to design


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Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Meet Milla Novo: The textile artist bridging the gap between technology and heritage crafts

Design Icon: Alvar Aalto’s Armchair 400


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Editor’s Picks: The best new season design and lifestyle launches

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

RIMOWA collaborates with Ptolemy Mann for its latest limited-edition release

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Meet Slow – the family business championing a conscious approach to soft furnishings

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

How Jean Jullien is bringing smiles to audiences around the world with his Paper People

Harriet Allure uses scent to invoke a sense of nostalgia and connection to heritage

Exports on the rise: Portuguese furniture in the spotlight at BDNY – Boutique Design 2024