David Graas
Van Hallstraat 260
1051 HM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 (0)6 48080207
info@davidgraas.com



Education

Product Design, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
2000 - 2004

Environmental Planning, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
1990 - 1995



Shows / Exhibitions / Lectures / Projects

2008
October, FYS stool and PET vase in the BNO/O2 stand, Strijp S, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven

October, Strijp X, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven; presenting Foam Chair

September, New Dutch Design Via Moscow, on occasion of the trade mission of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs, commissioned by the Dutch embassy in Moscow and
organised by Uniquole.

July, Superstore , Modefabriek, RAI, Amsterdam

June, Desycling, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam.

April, Lecture and workshop "From ordinary to extra-ordinary",
International Industrial Design Symposium, University of Nuevo Leon,
Monterrey, Mexico.

February, Lecture on the professional practice of design for first and second year
students in product and fashion design, HKU, Utrecht.

2007
October, HUH presenteert..., Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven;
HUH shows its design process illustrated by three height adjustable tables
(www.dutchdesignweek.com).

September, Vereenigde Ontwerpers Compagnie , Woonbeurs, Amsterdam;
presenting and selling Not a box, Don't spill your coffee table, FYS stool and FYS junior.

September, Hardcore Cardboard , Das Wella Warenhaus, Amsterdam;
solo presentation in the shop window on occasion of the September Designmonth.

January, IMM Furniture Fair, Designspotter exhibition, Cologne;
presenting The FYS stool.

2006
September, Inside Design, Amsterdam; HUH presents its LUSTOBJECTEN
in the Red Light District.

June, co-founder of designerlabel HUH (www.checkhuh.nl), with Susanne van Oirschot,
Karel de Boer en Wouter Nieuwendijk. HUH aims to link the work of starting product
designers with the commercial marketplace.

2005

August, Tendence Lifestyle Fair, Frankfurt, Germany; "Hollandse Heisa",
Interior accessories, in association with Marie Anne Remmelink, Ineke van der
Struijs en Maaike Roozenburg.

April, Weekendexposities, Ede; "Garbage Revaluation Station",performance
with- and installation from garbage, commissioned by Afvalcombinatie Ede
(www.hetkunstgebeuren.nl).

2004
November 2004/Maart 2005, Galerie Wonderwood, Amsterdam; "The cardboard box
as an object of desire" (www.wonderwood.nl).



Competitions/Prices/Grants

2007
FYS junior nominated for the Dutch Design Awards, category packaging

2006
Startstipendium, Fonds voor de Beeldende Kunst

2005
Grant from Stichting Sofa for the production of the cardboard stool This side up



Publications

2008
Volkskrant, November, FYS stool
Parool, September, FYS junior, Don't spill your coffee table
1000 eco designs, This Side Up, Laurence King Publishing Ltd., London, UK
DOM Magazine (Ukraine), July, This Side Up
101 Woonideeën, May, Not a lamp, Not a box, FYS junior
Carton, mobilier/éco-design/architecture, Olivier Leblois, Parenthèse, France

2007
Designers Workshop (Tokio), November, This side up, Not a box, FYS junior, PEXA
AAngel (Taiwan), November, FYS junior, Not a lamp, Garbage Revaluation Station, Tailored table
FDeco (Suisse), November, FYS junior
Marie Claire Deco (Greece), November, FYS chair
Attitude (Por), November, Not a lamp
Design.nl, September, Hardcore Cardboard (www.design.nl)
Glamour (It), September, Not a box
Treehugger, September, Not a box (www.treehugger.com)
Interior Digest (Moscow), August, FYS stool
101 Woonideeën, July, FYS stool
Dizaina Studija (Latvia), May/June, FYS stool, FYS chair, This side up, Not a lamp
Glamour (It), April, FYS stool and FYS chair
Wallpaper, April, This side up
101 Woonideeën, March, This side up and Not a lamp
Focus Magazine (It), March, This side up
View2 Magazine, Februari, FYS stool

2006
Treehugger, December (www.treehugger.com)
101 Woonideeën, December, Not a lamp #2 and Wissellijstje
The Independent (UK), 23 November, Card sharp: Cardboard designs
101 Woonideeën, November, Not a lamp #1 and #2
Amsterdam Design 2006, gemeente Amsterdam; This side up
Algemeen Dagblad, 26 August; This side up in de woonbijlage



Shops

Interior Matters (www.interiormatters.nl)
Apartdesign (www.apartdesign.nl)
Nonplusultra (www.nonplusultra.nl)
Tinydodo (www.tinydodo.nl)
Liefhertje en De Grote Witte Reus (www.grotewittereus.nl)
Tantje Jojo, Leuven, België (www.tantejojo.be)