KGID

Young German designer Konstantin Grcic, winner of the Compasso d'Oro (Milan, 2001) among other awards, is an established figure in the international scene. He has received numerous commissions from such prestigious names in the design industry as Authentics, Flos, iittala, Krups, Magis and Muji, and his work has been widely featured in several books and design reviews.

Konstantin Grcic (b. 1965) graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London before setting up his practice KGID (Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design) in 1991. He has developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading names of the international design industry and has received various international awards for his work. The Mayday lamp was the winner of the Compasso d'Oro in 2001 and was selected for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He lives and works in Munich.

Florian Böhm (b. 1969) was founding partner and director of Scheppe Böhm Associates (1994-2003), a multi-disciplinary creative office developing corporate communication identities for brands, such as Benetton and Vitra, and for Austria. He was co-author of the book and photographic study Endcommercial® (2002). His work has been exhibited at KunstWerke Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, and Haus der Kunst, Munich among others. In 2004 he set up Florian Böhm Office in Munich and New York, which focuses on photography, visual research and publishing.