Designer of the Year Dinner

Photography by Seth Browarnik on December 3rd, 2010 in Arts, Festivals & Conferences, Miami Design District

Konstantin Grcic “Designer of the Year”

Miami Beach, FL – December 3, 2010 – Design Miami is proud to announce that German designer, Konstantin Grcic has been selected as this year’s Designer of the Year. The award is given out annually to “an internationally known designer or studio whose body of work demonstrates unmatched quality, innovation, and influence, while expanding the boundaries of design,” and this year, the Design Miami jury was unanimous in their decision. Grcic, who just this year nabbed Furniture Designer of the Year fromWallpaper* Magazine and saw his 360° chair and 360° stool taken in as part of MoMA‘s permanent collection, was commissioned by Design Miami to design new work for this year’s Art Basel. Grcic came up with Netscape: an interactive installation, consisting of a six-point, star-shaped structure, from which seats, made out of netting, will be suspended. The massive web of hanging chairs will serve as a hang-out for people entering and leaving the fair. Guests will also be able to experience an exhibition of Grcic’s career highlights, curated by Grcic himself.