KG: “Only a long-term
collaboration with man-
ufacturers will lead to
enormous quality and
truly radical, strong prod-
ucts because it allows
you to go much further
into the extreme – to
seriously deal with the
question how every-
day and typical things
can be adjusted to our
time by examining them
with regard to new pro-
duction and technology
possibilities.” With his
newest design for the
25th anniversary Grcic
has designed an almost
classic daybed – but with
a contemporary update.
It is also part of a lim-
ited edition marking the
25th anniversary of the
collaboration. The Black
Edition has given a
makeover to Konstantin
Grcic’s most striking
designs for ClassiCon
and transforms them
into a monochromatic
series in black.
Changing the surfaces
with
glossy
lacquer,
black-burnished
metal
and fabrics with colour
depth provides the fur-
niture with a timeless
elegance and it is newly
united as a monochro-
matic ensemble.
KG: “I have intentionally
selected black because
it is a colour that repre-
sents classic modernism
and its existential objec-
tivity. But black is also a
clear, modern statement:
pure, topical and radical.”
The furniture of the Black
Edition is accompanied
by a portfolio with pho-
tographs taken by the
artist Shirana Shahbazi.
She staged the eight
models of the anniver-
sary edition in two ver-
sions: set against a black
background and in con-
trast with multi-coloured
surfaces. As is the case
with her own work, she
focuses on the suspen-
sion of reality, the clearly
defined forms and the
dimensions. The inter-
change between surface
and depth emphasises
the artistic quality of
Grcic’s design.
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