Constantinos Economides is an industrial designer and a researcher based in Nicosia. His practice explores the evolving dialogue between concept, craft, and production, reflecting a continuous search for balance between the poetic and the functional. His work investigates how material, memory, and narrative can forge emotional connections between people and objects, grounding design in the lived experience of place and culture.
Beginning with early explorations influenced by Droog Design and its conceptual, art-driven approach, Constantinos’s trajectory evolved through collaborations that shaped his design language, notably the project with the Campana Brothers for the redesign of the Olympic Hotel in Athens, which drew from local craft traditions and material culture. Later collaborations, such as with Brian Ward (WEdid-it), introduced a more technical and production-oriented methodology. The formation of DRAW Collective and the Souvenir Project emphasized narratives of heritage, locality, and sustainability, while the ΦΧΨ Heritage Design Collective deepened this dialogue through explorations of topography, identity, and cultural memory. His ongoing collaboration with Daniel Meyer (ME Meyer Economides Design Studio) continues to refine this balance, between aesthetic expression, functional design, and the ethics of production.
Constantinos holds an MA in Industrial Design from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (2005–2007). His work has been exhibited internationally in London, Belgrade, Valencia, Hamburg, and Milan, including Salone Satellite (2006, 2012, 2013) and Valencia Design Week (2011), and has been awarded distinctions such as the D&AD Award and the German Design Award Winner 2018.
He has collaborated with leading designers including Michael Sodeau, and has participated in the Boisbuchet Summer Workshops in France, in partnership with the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Vitra Design Museum.
In academia, he is a Visiting Lecturer at Frederick University (2008–2018 / 2024-present) and has given talks and presentations at the University of Applied Sciences North Karelia (Finland), the University of Fine Arts, Braunschweig (HBK) (Germany), and the Eastern Mediterranean University (Cyprus). From 2021 to 2022, he led the OPEN UP Design Lab, coordinated by the Pieridis Foundation within the Creative Europe programme, in collaboration with the University of Thessaly (Greece), Valand Academy (Sweden), and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
Beginning with early explorations influenced by Droog Design and its conceptual, art-driven approach, Constantinos’s trajectory evolved through collaborations that shaped his design language, notably the project with the Campana Brothers for the redesign of the Olympic Hotel in Athens, which drew from local craft traditions and material culture. Later collaborations, such as with Brian Ward (WEdid-it), introduced a more technical and production-oriented methodology. The formation of DRAW Collective and the Souvenir Project emphasized narratives of heritage, locality, and sustainability, while the ΦΧΨ Heritage Design Collective deepened this dialogue through explorations of topography, identity, and cultural memory. His ongoing collaboration with Daniel Meyer (ME Meyer Economides Design Studio) continues to refine this balance, between aesthetic expression, functional design, and the ethics of production.
Constantinos holds an MA in Industrial Design from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (2005–2007). His work has been exhibited internationally in London, Belgrade, Valencia, Hamburg, and Milan, including Salone Satellite (2006, 2012, 2013) and Valencia Design Week (2011), and has been awarded distinctions such as the D&AD Award and the German Design Award Winner 2018.
He has collaborated with leading designers including Michael Sodeau, and has participated in the Boisbuchet Summer Workshops in France, in partnership with the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Vitra Design Museum.
In academia, he is a Visiting Lecturer at Frederick University (2008–2018 / 2024-present) and has given talks and presentations at the University of Applied Sciences North Karelia (Finland), the University of Fine Arts, Braunschweig (HBK) (Germany), and the Eastern Mediterranean University (Cyprus). From 2021 to 2022, he led the OPEN UP Design Lab, coordinated by the Pieridis Foundation within the Creative Europe programme, in collaboration with the University of Thessaly (Greece), Valand Academy (Sweden), and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
