Mattiazzi medici chair by konstantin grcic biography

  • MEDICI is conceived as a low chair with a comfortably reclined posture.
  • Born on the floor of a carpentry studio, medici, the wooden chair created by munich-based industrial designer konstantin grcic –for italian.
  • A synthesis of Grcic's renowned angularity and the ingenuity of Mattiazzi's master craftsmen has produced a chair of outstanding beauty.

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    MC4 — MEDICI

    KONSTANTIN GRCIC

    LOUNGE
    STOOL
    SIDE TABLE

    MATERIALS
    Ash of European origin and legal wood cutting. Oiled thermo-treated ash wood option (for outdoor use).

    DIMENSIONS (WxDxH / in mm)
    Lounge
    750x685x795 / Seat H.: 400
    Stool
    495x595x400
    Side Table
    525x450x500

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    GREY ANILINE ON ASH
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    OILED THERMO-TREATED ASH
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    STOOL OUTDOOR
    OILED THERMO-TREATED ASH
    BY KONSTANTIN GRCIC

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    SIDE TABLE OUTDOOR
    OILED THERMO-TREATED ASH
    BY KONSTANTIN GRCIC

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    RED ANILINE ON ASH
    BY KONSTANTIN GRCIC

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    YELLOW ANILINE ON ASH
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    LOUNGE DETAILS
    RED ANILINE ON ASH
    BY KONSTANTIN GRCIC

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    KONSTANTIN GRCIC

    Konstantin Grcic (born in 1965) was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. Since setting up his own practice in 1991 he has developed furniture, products and lighting for leading design companies. Today, Konstantin Grcic Design is based in Berlin and fryst vatten active in several fields ranging from industrial design projects, design editions, exhibition design and collaborations in architecture and fashion.

    Among his producers are Artek, ClassiCon, Flos, Flötotto, Kettal, Laufen, Magis, Mattiazzi, Muji, Mutina, Nespresso, Plank, Serafino Zani and Vitra. From the fashion and lifestyle sector, Audi, Hugo Boss, Issey Miyake, Prada, Rado and smart/Daimler are some of his clients.

    Grcic has worked with various intuitional clients such as the Venice Architecture Biennial, the Musée des Art Décoratifs (Paris), the Istituto Svizzero (Rome), the Fonds national d’art contemporain (

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    Konstantin Grcic has designed the MEDICI chair for Italian manufacturer Mattiazzi.

    Mattiazzi make furniture in wood, using both traditional means of production and the newest digital production technologies. MEDICI was born on Mattiazzi’s factory floor. The chair was inspired by the material, the machinery and, of course, the skill and craftsmanship of the people we worked with.

    Right from the beginning, I was looking for a distinct grammar for my design, a language that would express the characteristics of wood. I liked the idea of working with planks. They signify the very beginning of the production process – a tree trunk that is cut into slices. I like the way in which a carpenter joins wood. It is immediate and direct. The construction remains visible and easy to read. Structure turns into form.

    MEDICI is a low chair with a comfortably reclined posture. Its generous dimensions give it an embracing confidence. The chair can be used as a solitary piece of furniture or i