Graft (stylised as GRAFT) is a design studio conceived as a ‘label’ for architecture, urban planning, exhibition design, music and the “pursuit of happiness”. Graft was founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, California by Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit, and headed by partner Alejandra Lillo from 2007 until early 2011. A second Graft office was opened 2001 in Berlin, followed by a third office in Beijing in 2004, which is headed by founding partner Gregor Hoheisel.
Company history and statement of intent
The name GRAFT was derived from the terminology of botany, the grafting of one shoot onto another genetically different host. The practice believed that the traditional boundaries of architecture needed to be questioned, as it continually changes when it engages with global and local environments.
MIR NOLA Shotgun, New Orleans, Louisiana United StatesQinhuangdao Hotel & Residences, China2010 KU 64 Children's Dental Clinic, Berlin, Germany 2010 Dalian Daily Towers, Dalian, China2010 Sichuan Airlines VIP Lobby, Beijing, China2010 Studio Simmen, Berlin, Germany2009 AO Project, Tokyo, Japan2009 Boulevard of the Stars, Berlin, Germany2009 MIR NOLA Camelback, New Orleans, Louisiana United States2009 W New York - Downtown Hotel & Residences, New York City, New York United States2009 Poolscape Restaurant and Bars, City Center, Las Vegas, Nevada United States2009 Residential Commune, Tbilisi, Georgia2009 Hotel Iveria Tbilisi, Georgia2009 Lakeside Villa, Berlin, Germany2009 Platoon Kunsthall, Seoul, South Korea2009 Loft Kullman, Hamburg, Germany2009 Kanera 1D, 1E, 1H, 1X2008 KU 64 Dental Clinic, Berlin, Germany 2008 Sakanela Urban Development, Tbilisi, Georgia2008 The Pink Project, New Orleans, Louisiana United States2008 Gongti F+B Club, Beijing, China2008 Ao-Di Next Gene 20 Villa, Taiwan2008 Tsinandali Winery & Hotel, Georgia2008 Bird Island Villas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2008 Hausvogteiplatz, Berlin, Germany2008 Gongti Hotel, Beijing, China2008 Panorama Tower 3, Las Vegas, Nevada United States2008 Germany Unity Flag, nomadic2008 Kinderdentist Dr. med. dent. Mokabberi, Berlin, Germany2008 Gingko Bacchus Restaurant, Chengdou, China2008 The Emperor Hotel, Beijing, China2008 Brand, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada United States2008 DC Melrose Store, Los Angeles, California United States2008 Dental Lounge, Düsseldorf, Germany2007 Panorama Towers 1+2, Las Vegas, Nevada United States2007 Opticon Flagship Store, Hamburg, Germany2007 Eric Paris Salon, Beijing, China2006 Riga Treehouses, Vecaki, Latvia2013 Design Award of the Association of German Architects (BDA), awarded for GRAFT's KU 64 Children's Dental Clinic2011 European Prize for Architecture, awarded for GRAFT's Pink Project and humanitarian concernsContract Magazine's 2010 Designers of the Year Boulevard der Stars competition, 1st placeColumbiaquartier competition, 2nd placeKanera 1D, Steel Innovation PrizeThe Pink Project, Gold, Design Award of the Federal Republic of GermanyThermopal Designers Collection, Red Dot Design Award Thermopal Designers Collection, nominee, Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany2009 American Architecture Awards, Make It Right Shotgun HouseAR-Architectural Review Awards, Make It Right Shotgun HouseInternational Architecture Award, KinderdentistGood Design, Kanera 1DINDEX: Design 2009 Award, finalist, Pink ProjectAIA Restaurant Design Awards, finalist, Gingko RestaurantIllumination Awards, Award of Merit, Gingko Bacchus RestaurantGingko Bacchus, finalist, AIA Restaurant Design AwardsGingko Bacchus, Award of Merit, Illumination Awards Archip, Public Interior/Innovation, highest award for the Interior Design of KU64Bird Island competition, finalistThe Emperor Hotel, finalist, Best of Year, Hospitality/Hotel/International, Interior Design Awards The Emperor Hotel, finalist, Best Hotel Design and Best Guest Room, Gold Key AwardsEric Paris Salon, honorable mention, Best New Retail Store, 5,000 sq ft (460 m2) or more, SADI AwardGraftworld, finalist, Innovation, 6th Saint-Gobain Gypsum International TrophyKanera 1E, Red Dot Design AwardKanera 1E, nominee, Design Award of the Federal Republic of GermanyKinderdentist, Best of Year finalist, Healthcare, Interior Design Awards Opticon, Grand SADI Award The Pink Project, Yellow Pencil, Environmental Design/Installations, D&AD Awards The Pink Project, Exhibit, Best of Year, Interior Design Awards The Pink Project, shortlist, Gute Gestaltung, Deutscher Designer ClubThe Pink Project, selected for German Pavilion, XI Venice Biennale of ArchitectureStudio Jeanot Simmen competition, 1st placeDalian Daily competition, 1st prizeEric Paris Salon, finalist, Best of Year, Interior Design Awards Graftworld, 1st Place, Innovation, The Rigips TrophyHotel Q, Bar Design of the Year, Mixology AwardsMercedes Benz&Maybach Trade Fair Booth, finalist, Design Award of the Federal Republic of GermanySamana Luxury Resort, Best Unbuilt Project, Hospitality Design AwardsSci-Fi, Gold Medal, 20th Annual Exhibit Design Awardnominee, Iakov Chernikov International Prize for Young ArchitectsHEWI Modular Wall, finalist, Best of Year, Interior Design Awards Hotel Q, True Stylish Hotel award, World Hotel AwardMercedes Benz & Maybach Trade Fair Booth AMI 2006, Award der ausgezeichneten Messeauftritte, Category XL, ADAM Silber AwardMoonraker, finalist, Best of Year, Interior Design Awards Sci-Fi, Gold Medal, 20th Annual Exhibit Design AwardSTACK, Best Dramatic Space, Boutique Design Award STACK, finalist, Gold Key AwardSTACK, People's Choice Award (and finalist), Restaurant Design Award, AIA LA STACK, finalist, Fine Dining, Hospitality Design Restaurant AwardSTACK, shortlist, Hotel/Restaurant, contractworld AwardSTACK, Best New Restaurant, Las Vegas Weekly Readers' Choice Awards FIX, finalist, Restaurant Design Award, AIA LA Hotel Q, Hospitality Design AwardHotel Q, Travel and Leisure AwardHotel Q, Best of Category, Floor Coverings, contractworld Award Hotel Q, ArTravel AwardPanorama Towers, Unbuilt Category, AIA NV Design Awards Wave of the Future AwardHotel Q, Auszeichnung, Hans Schaefers PreisHotel Q, Honor Award, AIA LANeue Sentimental Film Headquarters, 2nd Prize, contractworld AwardPanorama Towers, Unbuilt Category, AIA NV Design Awards Zeal Pictures Office, 2nd Prize, Best Office, Femb AwardZeal Pictures Office, European Design AwardsInternational Baunnetz Competition, 3rd PrizeMarx-Engels-Forum competition, Lenne Preis, 1st Prize,Graftworld- Scenographic Architecture at AEDES, Berlin January–February 2007After the Flood: Building on Higher Ground at A+D Museum: Los Angeles April–July 2008. Featuring Make it Right and Pink ProjectArchitecture in Times of Need, Kristin Feireiss, Publisher Prestel, 2009Hatch: the New Architectural Generation,Kieran Long, Laurence King Publishers, 2008, ISBN 978-1-85669-562-6Graftworld Aedes Exhibition, Published by Aedes, ISBN 3-937093-76-1
