Product Description

This is the first publication on the work of Konstantin Grcic, one of the most interesting and prolific designers of today. The book offers an insight into his design process showing products at different stages of development together with a remarkable portfolio of finished pieces through sketches, drawings and specially commissioned photographs. Edited by photographer and visual researcher Florian Böhm and with texts by Konstantin Grcic, Francesca Picchi and Pierre Doze.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #672999 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Review
'Perfectly conceived industrial design that covers everything from plastic bins to aluminium stacking chairs inspired by a football. And its' Gr-chitch, by the way.' (Guardian) 'The enigmatic designer who's challenging the look and feel of everything that surrounds us ... an original hands-on monograph full of great photographs that relish showing both how finished designs come to be tweaked and refined, and how they end up being used.' (Fiona Rattray, Observer magazine) 'Now this is the way to do a monograph: a portrait of the processes and motivations behind Grcic's work. A lot more enlightening than the usual vanity projects.' (Icon)

About the Author
Florian Bohm was founding partner and director of Scheppe Bohm Associates (1994-2003), a multidisciplinary creative office developing corporate communication identities for countries and brands like Austria, Benetton and Vitra. In 2004, he set up his own practice focusing on photography, visual research and publishing. As co-author of the book and photographic study ENDCOMMERCIAL(R) (2002) he has received international acclaim. He lives in Munich and New York. Thimo te Duits is curator of twentieth-century design and decorative arts at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Editor of The Origin of Things (2003), he has also curated many exhibitions and published several articles in specialized reviews and books. He lives in Rotterdam. Francesca Picchi is a design writer, curator and editor at Domus. She has published books on design, including monographs on Enzo Mari (1999) and Alberto Meda (2003). She lives in Milan. Eckhardt Nickel is a freelance writer who lives in Katmandu and Munich. He is also chief editor of the literary review Der Freund.