Monza with armrests

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.

No reason to immediately send out a Mayday call: The speech in honor of Konstantin Grcic at the official ceremony presenting the 2016 "German Design Award Personality".

The Discourse of Things

2/17/2016

Industry is not a dinosaur

5/11/2015

On irony, provocative designs, Chair One as a grill, finding treasure troves, the necessity of securing contracts and the fun of advancing existing designs.

Konstantin Grcic in conversation with Thomas Wagner – part 3

Work where you have the freedom do to so

5/4/2015

On art and design as a way of life, public places, the designer’s responsibility, the culture of Italian manufacturers, taste and breather Marcel Duchamp.

Konstantin Grcic in conversation with Thomas Wagner – part 2

On “Panorama”, the airport as a residential location, glancing sideways, digital tools, physical models, how to design a chair, and why designers cannot simply be replaced by programs.

Hieronymus at the airport

4/27/2015

Konstantin Grcic in conversation with Thomas Wagner – part 1.

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Nobis Hotel Stockholm

3/6/2011

The architects and designers at Claesson Koivisto Rune in Stockholm designed the interior of the Nobis Hotel in Stockholm.

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On the sunny side

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Projection forward

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Young icon

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Stylepark raffles off one "Miura" bar stool by Plank.

For the Blue Bottle Gramercy Park Café in Manhattan, architect Lincoln Lighthill has used “REMO” and “BLOCCO” by Plank, thus lending a traditional coffeehouse a modern twist.

A focus on craft

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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.

New swing

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Spring is just around the corner bringing with it the first warm hours of sunshine. Anyone lucky enough to have their own balcony or patio can move their workplace outdoors – Stylepark provides you with ten ideas for doing your office work in the fresh air.

Open-air office

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Two robust classics created by design icon Konstantin Grcic for Plank: “Myto” and “Miura.” Stylepark is raffling off one of each to its readers.

An enduring player

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Functional, aesthetic, extraordinary: The products by Italian firm Plank are a reliable guarantee for quality – that also goes for the Miura table.

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Loyal companions

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