GRéGOIRE GURTNER
LEGENDARY INTERVIEW
Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Grégoire Gurtner ("GG") for their original perspective and innovative approach to design as well as their creative lifestyle, we are very pleased to share our interview with our distinguished readers.
DL: Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
GG : I arrived in the world of design very late, after training as a mason and many years working on construction sites. I always wanted to create new things, this path was certainly pre-destined.
DL: What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?
GG : I like to create, I like to stand out, I like to surprise others. Design is the possibility of being able to respond to requests, while creating astonishment.
DL: Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
GG : I chose it, clearly, for the love of creation
DL: What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
GG : J'aime le mobilier. Mais j'espère pouvoir offrir mes services dans les domaines les plus vastes possibles.
DL: What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
GG : I don't pretend to be a legend. But you just have to believe in yourself, dare to show yourself, without fear of the eyes of others. If you don't do it for others, at least do it for yourself.
DL: What is the dream project you haven’t yet had time to realize?
GG : If I were lucky enough to have only one, it would be easy to answer that question.
DL: What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?
GG : pour résumer de la plus simple des manières, la passion
DL: What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?
GG : my best design is my Wall-O chair. I think he is distinguished by his sobriety, and arouses curiosity.
DL: If you hadn’t become a designer, what would you have done?
GG : I've always been attracted to rescue jobs, ambulance?
GRéGOIRE GURTNER
LEGENDARY DESIGNER
GRéGOIRE IS A PERFECTIONIST PERSON, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW IDEAS. HE GOES OFF THE BEATEN TRACK TO MAKE HIS CLIENT MEET HIS OWN CHARACTER, THROUGH HIS CREATIONS. HIS INSIGHT WILL MAKE HIS INTERLOCUTOR FEEL THAT HE IS ALWAYS LISTENED TO AND RESPECTED. THANKS TO HIS KEEN SENSE OF PRIORITIES, HE HELPS AT ALL TIMES TO TAME THE IMAGES AND IDEAS HE TRANSMITS, WITHOUT SKIPPING STEPS, SO THAT HIS CLIENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS.
Wall O Wall Seat by Grégoire Gurtner
