Q&A: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic

Rival Multifunctional Task Chair for Artek

Grcic designed this piece as a hybrid home/office chair with a swivel mechanism for comfort, since the office environment has really turned into more of a home for many workers. “I thought it was important for Artek to make a move from just wood,” says Grcic. “It’s always a big challenge for a designer working for a company like Artek that has a very strong identity. Most people would say Artek is about wooden chairs, and I wanted to challenge that.“