Rookie

Presented:	Orgatec 2018, Cologne
Stylepark-ID:	05.2051.00556
Categories:	Office / Contract furniture › Seating furniture › Office swivel chairs

Product description

Rookie (2018) by Konstantin Grcic is a small, agile and – by office standards – unconventionally simple chair. It provides a high level of immediate comfort with a minimal number of adjustments.

Studio chair (swivel, height-adjustable) in accordance with EN 16139.

Backrest: back made of polypropylene and back cushion made of polyurethane foam. Back shell in soft grey or deep black; back cushion with fabric or leather cover stretched over padding. Backrest height adjustable up to 55 mm using a quick release lever.

Seat: polypropylene shell in soft grey or deep black; polyurethane foam cushion; fabric or leather cover stretched over padding. Equipped as standard with seat height adjustment.

Base: five-star base made of polyamide in soft grey or deep black; double castors (Ø 60 mm) in basic dark.

Articles about Rookie

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4/17/2020

"Citizen" is the name of the new lounge chair that Konstantin Grcic has developed for Vitra. Grcic recounts in conversation with Thomas Edelmann why it can be worthwhile to address ideas sustainably and why he finds it so exciting to try out simplicity beyond the pale of customary shapes.

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The new informal

11/1/2018

Will we still work at desks in future? That was one of the many questions asked at Orgatec 2018 in Cologne. We review the trade fair.

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The perfect office

11/1/2018

Vitra presented working environments by Sevil Peach, Konstantin Grcic and Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby at Orgatec 2018. What is the idea behind the "Work" concept? Anna Moldenhauer interviewed Jonathan Olivares.

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Manufacturer:
Vitra, Switzerland

Design:
Konstantin Grcic
2018

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