konstantin grcic: venice for magis

konstantin grcic: venice for magisphoto by tom vack, courtesy of magis

seven years after presenting his ‘chair_one’–the first die-cast aluminium seating design he conceived for magis—konstantin grcic reveals ‘venice’, a second seating design for the italian furniture brand following almost the same technology employed with ‘chair_one’. thought the processing technique is similar to its predecessor, ‘venice’ expresses softer, more fluid lines, evident in its meticulously shaped seat-cum-armrest. the textile backrest punctuates its overall typology with a burst of colour. the stackable chair can be used for both indoor and outdoor applications.

‘venice’ is the second di-cast aluminium chair by grcic for magisphoto by tom vack, courtesy of magis

the disassembled aluminium die-cast parts photo by tom vack, courtesy of magis

‘venice’ on show at the 2010 salone del mobileimage © designboom

side view image © designboom

detail of the delicately curved arm rest image © designboom

installation view of ‘venice’ chairs at the magis booth on the milan fairgrounds during design week 2010 image © designboom

rendering of ‘venice’ chair

up close of the chair’s softly curved seat-cum-armrest

sketches by grcic describing the thoughts behind the chair

konstantin grcic inspecting the ‘venice’ chair’s construction