elias grau
Elias Grau is an industrial designer based between Hamburg and New York, specializing in furniture and product design, with a practice that extends into branding and visual communication. His work explores the intersection of objects, spaces, and visual narratives, combining hands-on making with design-for-manufacturing expertise. Recent projects include an award-winning table (2025 SIT Furniture Design Award), custom lighting for Dibbern presented at Salone del Mobile, furniture development with Jonathan Olivares at Knoll, and a belt buckle for Julia Fox featured in her music video "Down the Drain." He has collaborated across architecture, fashion, and spatial contexts with Of Possible studio on architecture-integrated products and Nowadays Creative on campaigns for PUMA Basketball. Drawing from experience in industrial design, branding, and fabrication, Elias creates work that bridges craft, production, and brand thinking.
2025 - SIT Furniture Design Award, Winner In Table
2025 - Guest Speaker Parsons School of Design, SCE ID, 3D Design Workshop
2023 - Communication, Arts Typography Competition Winner
2022 - IDA, International Design Awards Official Selection
2022 - WBDS, World Brand Design Society Creative Design Awards Commended
2022 - WOLDA - Worldwide Logo Design Award Logo New Silver Winner
2022 - WOLDA - Worldwide Logo Design Award Corporate Identity Bronze Winner
2022 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design Integrated Design Class
2021 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design BBA Strategic Design and Management
2020 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design BBA Strategic Design and Management
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elias grau
Elias Grau is an industrial designer based between Hamburg and New York, specializing in furniture and product design, with a practice that extends into branding and visual communication. His work explores the intersection of objects, spaces, and visual narratives, combining hands-on making with design-for-manufacturing expertise. Recent projects include an award-winning table (2025 SIT Furniture Design Award), custom lighting for Dibbern presented at Salone del Mobile, furniture development with Jonathan Olivares at Knoll, and a belt buckle for Julia Fox featured in her music video "Down the Drain." He has collaborated across architecture, fashion, and spatial contexts with Of Possible studio on architecture-integrated products and Nowadays Creative on campaigns for PUMA Basketball. Drawing from experience in industrial design, branding, and fabrication, Elias creates work that bridges craft, production, and brand thinking.
2025 - SIT Furniture Design Award, Winner In Table
2025 - Guest Speaker Parsons School of Design, SCE ID, 3D Design Workshop
2023 - Communication, Arts Typography Competition Winner
2022 - IDA, International Design Awards Official Selection
2022 - WBDS, World Brand Design Society Creative Design Awards Commended
2022 - WOLDA - Worldwide Logo Design Award Logo New Silver Winner
2022 - WOLDA - Worldwide Logo Design Award Corporate Identity Bronze Winner
2022 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design Integrated Design Class
2021 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design BBA Strategic Design and Management
2020 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design BBA Strategic Design and Management
Projects
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tipsyControl
Projects
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BB Bling
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
3D
OFF_IS
elias grau
Elias Grau is an industrial designer based between Hamburg and New York, specializing in furniture and product design, with a practice that extends into branding and visual communication. His work explores the intersection of objects, spaces, and visual narratives, combining hands-on making with design-for-manufacturing expertise. Recent projects include an award-winning table (2025 SIT Furniture Design Award), custom lighting for Dibbern presented at Salone del Mobile, furniture development with Jonathan Olivares at Knoll, and a belt buckle for Julia Fox featured in her music video "Down the Drain." He has collaborated across architecture, fashion, and spatial contexts with Of Possible studio on architecture-integrated products and Nowadays Creative on campaigns for PUMA Basketball. Drawing from experience in industrial design, branding, and fabrication, Elias creates work that bridges craft, production, and brand thinking.
2025 - SIT Furniture Design Award, Winner In Table
2025 - Guest Speaker Parsons School of Design, SCE ID, 3D Design Workshop
2023 - Communication, Arts Typography Competition Winner
2022 - IDA, International Design Awards Official Selection
2022 - WBDS, World Brand Design Society Creative Design Awards Commended
2022 - WOLDA - Worldwide Logo Design Award Logo New Silver Winner
2022 - WOLDA - Worldwide Logo Design Award Corporate Identity Bronze Winner
2022 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design Integrated Design Class
2021 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design BBA Strategic Design and Management
2020 - Guest speaker at Parsons School of Design BBA Strategic Design and Management
Projects
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tipsyControl
Projects
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BB Bling
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
3D
OFF_IS











































