KONSTANTIN GRCIC, 1965
After training as a cabinet maker, Konstantin Grcic
studied design at the Royal College of Art in London.
In 1991, he set up his own design practice KGID in
Munich. In the same year, he presented furniture
designs for ClassiCon. In 2002, ClassiCon published
the first book about his work and also dedicated a
solo exhibition to him in Milan. Many of his products
won international design awards and are on display
in museums worldwide, including MoMA New York
and Centre Pompidou Paris. In 2006, Phaidon Verlag
published the book “KGID Konstantin Grcic Indus-
trial Design”. In 2010, Design Miami Basel named
him Designer of the Year. In 2012, he was responsible
for the exhibition design of the German pavilion at
the Venice Biennial. Grcic and ClassiCon celebrated
25 years of collaboration in 2016 with the publication
of a limited Black Edition, accompanied by an artist’s
portfolio. Chaos, Diana Series, Mars, Odin, Orcus,
Pallas, Ulisse, Venus
ORTEGAGUIJARRO,
1988 / 1989
Studio OrtegaGuijarro was
founded in 2017 by Alex Ortega
and Carlos Guijarro in Barcelona.
The two designers with a back-
ground in industrial and interior
design have set themselves the
goal to create individual and
surprising everyday solutions.
Sol
CHRISTOPH BÖNINGER, 1957
As his dissertation project, Christoph Böninger
designed the world’s first laptop computer, which is
on display at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
Following many years in design management, he
founded the Auerberg label in 2010. Sax, Zelos
VICTORIA WILMOTTE,
1985
Victoria Wilmotte studied at
the Royal College of Art in London,
among others, and has her own
design studio in Paris. Her design
process, resembling that of a
sculptor, is special: she weighs
volume and emptiness and
removes material until she has
found ideal angles or curves.
Piega, Pli Series
SAUERBRUCH HUTTON, 1955 / 1957
Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch studied at the Archi-
tectural Association London. Their office for architecture, urban
development and design was established in 1989 and has been
located in Berlin since 1991. Their first high-rise building, the
GSW Head Offices in Berlin (1999), is part of the architecture
collection of MoMA New York. In addition, both were instruc-
tors at internationally renowned institutions, including the
Harvard Graduate School of Design. Munich Series
GUILHERME TORRES, 1973
Brazilian Guilherme Torres is famous for his innovative
residential and commercial architectural projects as well
as his interiors and furniture designs. In 2001, he founded
his own studio, today headquartered in São Paulo. The
internationally renowned architect considers himself to
be a perfectionist who never tires of repeatedly revising
and improving things. Bow
BARBER OSGERBY, 1969
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby studied ar-
chitecture at the Royal College of Art in London.
Their collaboration started while they were
still in school. In 1996, they founded the design
studio Barber Osgerby. Their first piece, the
Loop Table, was much-acclaimed and is part of
the collections of the Metropolitan Museum
in New York and the V&A Museum in London.
Many successful products for renowned
companies followed. In 2001, Barber Osgerby
founded another design studio in London:
today, “Universal” is considered one of the
most innovative design consulting agencies
for architecture, interiors and exhibition design
in the world. Paris, Saturn
ECKART MUTHESIUS,
1904 – 1989
The architect Eckart Muthesius studied
at the Associated State School for Applied
Arts in Berlin and at the Polytechnic in
London. In 1931, the Maharajah of Indore
commissioned him to build and furnish
his palace Manik Bagh; Muthesius turned
it into an Art Deco masterpiece.
Banu, Mandu, Satish, Usha
CLEMENS WEISSHAAR,
1977
Clemens Weisshaar was born
in Munich and studied product
design, among others at the
London Royal College of Art.
In 2002, he joined forces with
Swedish designer Reed Kram
to form Kram/Weisshaar. Their
works were added to internatio-
nal design collections, including
MoMA New York and Centre
Pompidou Paris. Triton
CHRISTIAN HAAS, 1974
Christian Haas desgins products in various
disciplines, from furniture and lamps to
porcelain and glass. In 2000, the industrial
designer founded his own studio. Today,
he lives and works in Porto. Matéria
IPPOLITO FLEITZ GROUP
TILLA GOLDBERG, 1973
Ippolito Fleitz Group is a multidisciplinary,
internationally active design studio based in
Stuttgart. Tilla Goldberg is a member of the
management board and head of product
design. With her team, she develops space
installations, furniture, lamps and objects as
well as materials and finishes. The claim:
providing each individual project with an
unmistakable signature. Aërias, Pegasus
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