MDW19: An Interview with Konstantin Grcic
We sat down with Konstantin Grcic in Milan to discuss the future of office culture and the power of a rigorous collaborative process.
Michael Yarinsky is an architect and interior designer practicing in Brooklyn. He specializes in commercial, residential, retail and hospitality spaces for and in collaboration with a community of designers and artists. Aside from practice, Michael is the founder/curator for Cooler Gallery outside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, runs Design Field Trip with Ladies and Gentlemen Studio, and is a contributing writer for Design Milk.
Over many years Vitra has had a productive relationship with designer Konstantin Grcic on the development of concepts and products for flexible office environments. It is in this context of a future office scenario that Rookie was designed, an unconventionally simple chair. Minimal adjustments, but immediate comfort were the goals. I had the opportunity to sit down with Konstantin in Milan at Salone del Mobile to discuss the future of office culture, the flexibility that it will require, being an outsider, and the power of a rigorous collaborative process. Vitra exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2019 \ Photo courtesy of Vitra
How do you think spaces can be changed and how can spaces become approachable through the use of product design"
I think products inside any space make a big impact on the space, in terms of atmosphere, organization and function, of course, identity. If we speak about furniture ...
Michael Yarinsky is an architect and interior designer practicing in Brooklyn. He specializes in commercial, residential, retail and hospitality spaces for and in collaboration with a community of designers and artists. Aside from practice, Michael is the founder/curator for Cooler Gallery outside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, runs Design Field Trip with Ladies and Gentlemen Studio, and is a contributing writer for Design Milk.
Over many years Vitra has had a productive relationship with designer Konstantin Grcic on the development of concepts and products for flexible office environments. It is in this context of a future office scenario that Rookie was designed, an unconventionally simple chair. Minimal adjustments, but immediate comfort were the goals. I had the opportunity to sit down with Konstantin in Milan at Salone del Mobile to discuss the future of office culture, the flexibility that it will require, being an outsider, and the power of a rigorous collaborative process. Vitra exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2019 \ Photo courtesy of Vitra
How do you think spaces can be changed and how can spaces become approachable through the use of product design"
I think products inside any space make a big impact on the space, in terms of atmosphere, organization and function, of course, identity. If we speak about furniture ...
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