FLORIAN BOHM

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ENGLISH TEXTEdited by Florian Bohm The first monograph on the work of Konstantin Grcic (b.1965), one of the most fascinating and prolific product designers working today Grcic has been appointed Designer of the Year 2007 by Maison Objets, Paris and Architecktur und Wohnen, Cologne Showcases a remarkable portfolio of products and design concepts, including such acclaimed objects as the MAYDAY lamp and the die-cast aluminium chair_ONE Offers a rare insight into Grcic's design process, showing products at different stages of development Extensively illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, sketches and computer renderings Conceived by photographer and visual researcher Florian Bohm, with texts by Grcic, and design critics Pierre Doze and Francesca Picchi Florian Bohm was founding partner and director of Scheppe Bohm Associates (19942003), a multidisciplinary creative office developing corporate communication identities for countries and brands. In 2004, he set up his own practice, focusing on photography, visual research and publishing. Francesca Picchi is an architect, writer, curator, and design editor of Domus, Milan. Pierre Doze is a journalist and writer specializing in design. He has published monographs on the work of Philipe Starck, Patrick Jouin and Christophe Pillet amongst others.

This book offers an insight into the design process of Konstantin Grcic, showing products at different stages of development together with a remarkable portfolio of finished pieces through sketches, drawings and specially commissioned photographs.