elias grau
Elias Grau is an industrial designer based in Hamburg, Germany, having recently relocated from New York, where he spent eight years developing his practice across furniture, product design, branding, and visual communication. He studied Industrial Design at Parsons School of Design, and worked at various studios in New York, both in-house and as a freelancer. Most recently, he served as Design Assistant to Jonathan Olivares at Knoll and his namesake studio, where he developed expertise in furniture design and design-for-manufacturing.
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 in Hamburg, Germany, having recently relocated from New York, where he spent eight years developing his practice across furniture, product design, branding, and visual communication. He studied Industrial Design at Parsons School of Design, and worked at various studios in New York, both in-house and as a freelancer. Most recently, he served as Design Assistant to Jonathan Olivares at Knoll and his namesake studio, where he developed expertise in furniture design and design-for-manufacturing.
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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BB Bling
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
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elias grau
Elias Grau is an industrial designer based in Hamburg, Germany, having recently relocated from New York, where he spent eight years developing his practice across furniture, product design, branding, and visual communication. He studied Industrial Design at Parsons School of Design, and worked at various studios in New York, both in-house and as a freelancer. Most recently, he served as Design Assistant to Jonathan Olivares at Knoll and his namesake studio, where he developed expertise in furniture design and design-for-manufacturing.
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
CONTACT
Projects
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tipsyControl
Projects
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BB Bling
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
3D
OFF_IS
