--- title: "Cup armchair" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/plank/cup-armchair" language: "en" type: "product" description: "Cup armchair - Designer chairs by Plank ✓ Comprehensive product & design information ✓ Catalogs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2018-04-23T16:12:00+02:00" modified: "2026-06-24T17:59:47+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410xAUTO_fit_center-center_90_none/cup-sessel_DSC6966.jpg" --- [![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/articles/plank_logo_print.png)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/plank) # Plank Cup armchair Presented: [Salone del Mobile 2018, Milan](https://www.stylepark.com/en/fair/salone-del-mobile-2018-milan) | Year of design: 2018 | Design: [Konstantin Grcic](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/konstantin-grcic) ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/visuals/sselecetd_Salone_2018.png) ![Cup armchair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC6966.jpg) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture) **›** [chairs](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/chairs) [Home furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/home-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture) **›** [armchairs](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/armchairs) [Office / Contract furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/office-contract-furniture) **›** [Seating furniture](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/seating-furniture-1) **›** [Visitors chairs](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/visitors-chairs) As a traveller one has come to appreciate the benefits of plastic shell suitcases. They are extremely light and flexible, yet strong and good looking. Suitcases made of thin vacuumformed plastic sheets have revolutionised an entire product species. As a furniture designer I was struck by the ingenuity of this technology, considering how appropriate it was to the production and performance of modern chair shells. The creative potential seemed obvious. However, translating it into a successful formula for a chair took time and learning. With CUP we have developed an elegant geometry for the shell, which combines structural strength with a high degree of flexibility and lightness. The upholstered inside of the shell adds a well-balanced ergonomic quality to the chair, making it a perfect choice for conference situations, waiting and dining areas. The shell in black or white plastic can be combined with an infinite range of fabrics and colours, depending on whether it has to blend with the environment or to be the protagonist. ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7119.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7048.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7087_R.jpg)![Plank CUP MART table](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/Plank_CUP_MART_table.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC6990al_R.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC6985.jpg) ![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7060.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7050.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7025_R.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7151_R.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC7081_R.jpg)![](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_697xAUTO_fit_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC6970_R.jpg) - Request a quote - [Manufacturer's Product-Info](https://www.plank.it/en/products/chairs/cup) - [Manufacturer's website](https://www.plank.it/) All Cup products - [![Cup lounge tables](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Plank_CUP_tables_02.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/plank/cup-lounge-tables) - [![Cup lounge chair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/Plank_CUP_lounge_011_190416_102932.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/plank/cup-lounge-chair) - [![Cup armchair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_350x225_crop_center-center_none/cup-sessel_DSC6966.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/plank/cup-armchair) - [All products by Plank @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/manufacturer/plank) - [Plank @ Stylepark](https://www.stylepark.com/en/manufacturer/plank) Plank Related Articles [STYLEPARK PLANK Architecture to sit on 9/8/2026 With ‘Theo’, Matteo Thun and Benedetto Fasciana bring the folding chair into the present day. Crafted from high-quality oak, its understated folding mechanism and precisely crafted design offer stylish flexibility for both residential and commercial spaces.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-theo-matteo-thun-benedetto-fasciana-folding-chair-oak-wood-design-stylepark-magazine) [DESIGN Cleanly folded 7/1/2026 Stylepark is raffling off the high-quality “Theo” folding chair by Plank, made of solid oak and molded oak-veneered plywood, in the color of your choice.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/raffle-plank-theo-folding-chair-wood-high-quality-stylepark-magazine) [DESIGN Weatherproof comfort 2/2/2026 Stylepark is raffling off a ‘VELIT Lounge Chair’ with upholstery – designed by Swedish designer Björn Dahlström for Plank.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-velit-lounge-chair-gewinnspiel-sessel-outdoor-stylepark-magazin) [AWARD NOMINATION Plank 2025: SOL 10/7/2025 The ‘SOL’ lounge chair by Konstantin Grcic for Plank enables a comfortable and agile posture thanks to its exceptionally steep seat angle.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-2025-sol-konstantin-grcic-lounge-chair-design-stylepark-magazine) [STYLEPARK PLANK Desire for tomorrow 8/24/2025 Konstantin Grcic designed the "Sol" and "Sombra" lounge chairs for Plank, which feature an extraordinarily steep seat angle that allows for a comfortable and agile posture. In this interview, he gives us an insight into the creative process.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-konstantin-grcic-sol-sombra-design-lounge-interview-stylepark-magazine) [STYLEPARK PLANK The grace of steel 6/20/2024 Björn Dahlström has expanded the “Velit” collection for Plank with a lounge chair and a side table. In this interview, he tells us why the design of the frame crafted from artfully bent metal wire is something special.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-bjoern-dahlstroem-velit-lounge-chair-design-interview-stylepark-magazine) [REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Nostalgia and drive 4/23/2024 The Salone del Mobile.Milano and Milan Design Week took place from 16 to 21 April 2024 – read our review to find out what moves the industry and the guests got to see.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-del-mobile-milan-design-week-review-design-industry-event-stylepark-magazine) [AWARD NOMINATION Plank 2023: RANDEVU 7/25/2023 Biagio Cisotti and Sandra Laube have designed the "Randevu" table for Plank, which can be quickly and easily moved into the desired position with a folding mechanism specially developed for the furniture.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-2023-randevu-folding-table-cisotti-laube-stylepark-magazine) [INTERVIEWS Tools against the uncertainty 6/23/2022 Our author Thomas Edelmann recently met Konstantin Grcic in Milan on the way to his exhibition "Ceci n'est pas un mur". A conversation about experiments and current question marks in design.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/konstantin-grcic-interview-salone-del-mobile-milan-design-week-stylepark) [DESIGN New swing 10/23/2020 With "EVO-C" for Vitra, Jasper Morrison translates the features of the classic tubular steel cantilever chair into polypropylene and gives it a new flexibility.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/vitra-jasper-morrison-evoc-cantilever-chair) [STYLEPARK PLANK Making simple things even simpler 4/16/2019 Konstantin Grcic in conversation with Thomas Edelmann on his collaboration with Plank, the two new products, the “Cup Lounge Chair” and “Fila”, as well as the importance of a second attempt.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-konstantin-grcic-fila-cup-myto-miura) [STYLEPARK PLANK An enduring player 1/30/2019 Functional, aesthetic, extraordinary: The products by Italian firm Plank are a reliable guarantee for quality – that also goes for the Miura table.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/plank-miura-table-konstantin-grcic) [STYLEPARK PLANK Balancing act 11/8/2018 With the lounge chair “Land” for Plank, Naoto Fukasawa has created a versatile seat.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/land-plank-fukasawa-tokio) [FEATURED Mytos in Athens 5/17/2013 Siotis is the name of an EU conference center in Athens that has recently been converted and kitted out with Myto, Plank’s stacking chair.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/mytos-in-athens)