If you're going to be in London at the end of this month then we suggest you pay a visit to the Serpentine Gallery, because from the 26th of November, influential German product designer Konstantin Grcic will be curating 'Design Real', a groundbreaking presentation of contemporary design.

Good design understands human behaviour, offers pragmatic solutions to problems and enhances our everyday experience. Grcic’s selection for Design Real focuses on ‘real’ items all conceived in the last decade: mass-produced products that have a practical function in everyday life. The exhibition will be made up of a wide range of objects by leading international designers and manufacturers, from furniture and household products to technical and industrial innovations.

"What interests me about industrial design is how these things are made, in what material, and how this has affected their language and their quality," explains Grcic. "Some objects are very technically-driven; the function really determines the object. Other objects have much more of a signature or an authorship; you see the handwriting of the designer who made it and that’s what makes it so special".

Design Real will also feature a space specially designed by Grcic, where projections expand on themes developed in the exhibition and visitors can investigate the origins and applications of the products on view. Plus, a dedicated internet site www.design-real.com, which can be accessed in the space, is the exhibition's central resource and integral to its concept. The space will also be the setting for a series of free public seminars.

Aaand, if that wasn't enough Grcic-ery for you, he's also having his first US solo show at the Art Institute in Chicago which begins six days earlier...