Myto cantilever chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank
When Konstantin Grcic commissioned by BASF to design an application/product using the BASF material Ultradur® High Speed, in late summer 2006, the material’s complementary characteristics led to the idea of MYTO.
A cantilever chair conceived as monoblock plastic injection moulding, Myto design was significantly influenced by the BASF material, which belongs to the family of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), that high flowability, coupled with the strength of this plastic, allows an elegant transition from thick to thin cross sections.
The construction of the chair is based on a supporting frame which disolves seamlessly into the net-like perforations of the seat and backrest. MYTO presented for the first time on the BASF stand at K 2007, and officially launch at the Milan furniture fair 2008 (16.-21.April 2008), manufactured by Plank.
Myto is fit for indoor and outdoor, available in black, white grey, traffic red, pure orange, grey, yellow green, aubergine and light blue, stackable up to 8 chairs. Represented in Die Neue Sammlung – Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, D. and MoMA – The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
Konstantin Grcic was born in Munich, Germany in 1965. After training as a cabinet maker at Parnham College in England, he studied Design at the Royal College of Art in London from 1988-1990.
Source and images credit: Konstantin Grcic, Plank
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