Salone del Mobile. Milano 2025 Milano Rho Fair, Hall 22 - Stand A26

PLANK‘s presentation at the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2025 is again characterised by a simple, museum-like architecture with the evolution of its most iconic products at its centre.

Among the new designs, PLANK presents SOL and SOMBRA, designed by Konstantin Grcic. Two lounge chairs that express distinct identities while sharing a common foundation. While SOL is intended for dynamic and active lounge spaces, SOMBRA, with its softer and more welcoming shape, invites for relaxation.

Once again, the VELIT outdoor collection by Björn Dahlström will be showcased, continuing to be one of our bestsellers due to its lightness, versatility, and timeless functional design. This year, the VELIT outdoor collection is enhanced with new cushions, increasing comfort and suggesting its use in indoor spaces as well.

In addition, the TO side table and BLOCCO stool by Naoto Fukasawa are an integral part of the exhibition, combining simplicity and functionality, enhancing the overall presentation.

The RANDEVU table, designed by Biagio Cisotti and Sandra Laube, intended for both outdoor and indoor use, is also part of our presentation again. A functional, elegant table, ideal for contract, hospitality, and home use.

The 63rd edition of the Salone del Mobile is again a unique opportunity for PLANK to present its design work while creating a space for meeting and interaction.

SOL & SOMBRA – A Dialogue in Contrast

Like sun and shadow, SOL and SOMBRA were designed as a deliberate pair—two chairs that share a common foundation, yet express distinct identities. Rather than merging different qualities into one, they are intentionally separate: SOL is compact and agile, while SOMBRA is more generous and relaxed.

Both chairs are crafted from solid ash, a material that not only ensures longevity but also evokes certain historical references. The vertically oriented legs and strictly horizontal armrests create a sense of space around the sitter, offering a calm, open presence. Details such as the slightly tapered foot ends and the carved-out armrests enhance the sense of craftsmanship in both designs.

SOL has a compact footprint and offers a low yet active seating posture. Its plywood seat and backrest are designed to interlock, allowing the backrest to flex freely and comfortably.

SOMBRA is wider, softer, and more classic in its design. It features an upholstered seat and backrest cushion, with broad armrests that provide a convenient surface for resting a phone, book, or drink.

Available in natural or colour-stained ash, with soft woollen or leather upholstery, SOL & SOMBRA complement each other— two chairs, distinct yet connected.

SOL lounge chair

Lounge chair, structure in solid ash, seat and back in moulded plywood, veneered with ash, natural lacque- red or stained-lacquered in black, brown, ocean blue or fire red.

SOMBRA lounge chair

Lounge chair, structure in solid ash, backrest in moulded plywood, vene- ered with ash, natural lacquered or stained-lacquered in black or brown. Removable polurethane foam padded seat. Backrest cushion padding in chanelled goose down. The seat and cushion covers are removable and available in fabric and leather.

KONSTANTIN GRCIC

Konstantin Grcic (*1965) first completed an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker at Parnham College (Dorset, England), followed by a master‘s degree in design at the Royal College of Art in London. Since founding his own office in Munich in 1991, he has developed furniture, products and lighting for leading design

companies. Today, he works with his office Konstantin Grcic Design from Berlin on various projects in the fields of indust- rial and furniture design, exhibition design and collaborations in architecture and fashion.

Many of his products have won international design awards (including Compasso d‘Oro 2001/2011/2016) and are now part of the permanent collections of some of the most renowned museums (including MoMA/New York, Centre Georges Pompidou/Paris). Solo exhibitions of his work have been shown at Haus der Kunst

(Munich, 2006), The Art Institute of Chicago (2009), Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein, 2014), Neue

Sammlung (Munich, 2015) and Haus am Waldsee (Berlin, 2022), among others. He has curated and staged exhibitions at the Serpentine Gallery (London, 2009), the German Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2012), the Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein, 2018/2021) and the MAXXI Museum (Rome, 2020), among others. Since 2020, he has held a professorship for design at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg and since 2022 he has been a member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.

PLANK - Company profile

Plank is an Italian furniture manufacturer with a history going back to 1893. In the last decades PLANK created a range of timeless and iconic products based on consistent innovation and collaboration with leading designers such as Konstantin Grcic, Naoto Fukasawa, Björn Dahlström and Biagio Cisotti + Sandra Laube. PLANK chairs, lounge seating, table systems and stools can be found in contract, residential and public spaces around the world. Plank products have won numerous prizes and awards, such as the XXII Compasso d’Oro for the MYTO chair and the iF Product Design Award, Gold, for the MIURA stool and are part of the collections of major museums including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Design Museum in Munich and the Art Institute of Chicago.