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À propos de ce produit
Architonic ID: 1558650
Année de Lancement: 2018
Armchair.
Material: Frame in cast-iron painted in polyester powder.
Cushions in expanded polyurethane with removable cover in fabric Kvadrat (Divina MD, Divina Mélange, Hero, Vidar), Torri Lana (Rico) or Glamour (Azimut).
Concept
Le point de départ de ce projet a été un procédé de production bien précis, à savoir le moulage de la fonte, un matériau avec deux caractéristiques : la solidité et la robustesse. La fonte se comporte bien en cas de compression, c’est pourquoi on l’utilise comme matériau structurel dans la construction de ponts et, à une échelle plus proche de la décoration, comme embase pour les machines-outils. C’est précisément cet emploi de la fonte qui a inspiré la collection Brut, dont le projet rappelle l’usage industriel de la fonte et applique la « grammaire » de ce matériau au domaine des meubles contemporains : un matériau solide et sans compromis. Le nom Brut renvoie en effet à un élément à peine dégrossi, non traité, mais il évoque aussi la délicatesse du vin pétillant. En plus des tables et des bancs présentés l’an dernier, la collection s’enrichit maintenant d’un canapé, caractérisé par une structure en fonte et l’assise et le dossier en tissu, un produit qui exprime le raffinement et l’élégance, des qualités intrinsèques à tous les projets de la collection.
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Piétement métal, Métal
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Créateurs
Profile Konstantin Grcic (*1965) was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School (Dorset, England) before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. Since setting up his own practice Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) in Munich in 1991, he has developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading companies in the design field. Amongst his renowned clients are Authentics, BD Ediciones, ClassiCon, Flos, Flötotto, Laufen, Magis, Mattiazzi, Muji, Nespresso, Plank, Serafino Zani, Thomas-Rosenthal and Vitra. For Galerie kreo in Paris, he has created a number of limited edition pieces since 2004. Many of his products have received international design awards such as the prestigious Compasso d`Oro for his MAYDAY lamp (Flos) in 2001 and the MYTO chair (Plank) in 2011. Work by Konstantin Grcic forms part of the permanent collections of the world´s most important design museums (a.o. MoMA/New York, Centre Georges Pompidou/Paris). Konstantin Grcic has curated a number of significant design exhibitions such as DESIGN-REAL for The Serpentine Gallery, London (2009), COMFORT for the St.Etienne Design Biennale (2010) and BLACK2 for the Istituto Svizzero, Rome (2010). In 2012 he was responsible for the exhibition design of the German Pavillon at the 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice. Solo exhibitions of his work have been shown at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam, 2006), Haus der Kunst (Munich, 2006), The Art Institute of Chicago (2009) and most recently at the Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein, 2014). The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) appointed Konstantin Grcic "Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (Hon RDI)", in 2010 he was fellow at Villa Massimo in Rome. Design Miami/ arwarded him the title "2010 Designer of the Year". Konstantin Grcic defines function in human terms, combining formal strictness with considerable mental acuity and humour. Each of his products is characterized by a careful research into the history of design and architecture and his passion for technology and materials. Known for pared-down pieces, Grcic is often called a minimalist but the designer himself prefers to speak of simplicity.
