In 2006, BASF commissioned designer Konstantin Grcic to develop a product using the 100% recyclable material Ultradur® High Speed, which combines strength and flexibility. The resulting Myto chair is a reinterpretation of the Cantilever chair (without back legs). Moulded from a single piece of this material, the openwork seat combines finesse and strength while the frame features sections in varying thicknesses. A technological feat, Myto's slender geometric silhouette is captivating. This chair is available in black, white, red, green, light blue, and orange. Produced by Plank, the Myto chair is stackable and can be used both indoors and outdoors.
Born in Munich, Germany, in 1965, Konstantin Grcic trained as a cabinetmaker at Parnham College, Dorset, before studying industrial design at the Royal College of Art in London. From 1990 to 1991 he worked in Jasper Morrison's studio in London. In 1991, he set up his own structure in Munich, "Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design", which served as both his workshop and studio. Since then, he has been designing furniture, objects and lamps for renowned manufacturers such as Magis and Flos. An adept of a functionalism that is "contemporary, feasible and concrete", his creations are not simply minimalist, but radical, pure, direct and simple, while never repeating themselves. With the publisher Plank, Konstantin Grcic is experimenting with cantilever seating and has created Miura, a stackable bar stool with sharp lines.