


Architonic ID: 1254995
Año de Lanzamiento: 2014
Concepto
New Arrival in the PRO Family: An Armchair to Complement Flötotto’s Successful Furniture Line
The PRO chair line has rapidly become Flötotto’s new success story. The latest chapter: launching at the 2014 Salone del Mobile, the generously dimensioned PRO armchair is not only a real character, but is also set to conquer yet another field of application for the PRO product family. The distinctive plastic seat shell features integrated armrests that hug the user and guarantee superior comfort. The new PRO armchair will initially be available in two designs: one with a newly designed, distinctive four-star wooden base, the other with a four-star aluminium base. The new four-star wooden base in solid oak is now also available for all other PRO models. Furthermore, there are two new elements to the PRO line: a new beam-mounted solution featuring a wooden base, which is perfect for all sorts of waiting areas, such as those in museums, agencies, offices, shops and practices.
Additionally, the PRO chair is now also available with a fully upholstered seat. With its many different designs and bases, PRO has developed into a differentiated line for almost any field of application. Initially designed as a range of furniture for schools, the line’s contemporary and distinctive look has turned it into an international success. The range’s most striking feature remains the dynamic backrest with its signature S-shape. The curve offers freedom of movement and takes strain away from the back and pelvis while the seat’s three-dimensional shape provides structural stability and allows for the seat shell to be produced without the use of reinforcing fibreglass.
PRO Facts
Models:
• Classic seat shell design with or without armrests (armrests available with standard or extra wide padding)
• New in 2014: PRO ARMCHAIR with integrated armrests
• Beam-mounted design in wood
• Classic seat shell with padding or fully upholstered
• All seat shells available in 6 different colours: snow white, granite grey, graphite black, aqua blue, kiwi green, coral red
Base designs:
Classic seat shell available with:
• Four-legged metal base
• Four-legged wooden base
• Sled-base
• C-frame (cantilever)
• Four-star aluminium base
• Four-star wooden base
• Five-star swivel base
• Wooden frame for beam-mounted design
• Seat padding or fully upholstered
PRO ARMCHAIR available with:
• Four-star wooden base
• Four-star aluminium base Areas of Use:
• Living room and dining room
• Kitchen
• Children’s room
• Schools and educational interiors
• Staff canteens, student canteens and cafés (also outdoors)
• Waiting areas
• Auditorium seating
Accessories: all standard sliders for various requirements in private and contract interiors Matching Tables:
• Bistro tables for indoor and outdoor use (with round, square or rectangular tabletops)
• School tables (single and double workstations)
• Flexible table elements for meeting rooms (square, rectangular, triangular, trapezoid)
Base madera maciza, Plástico, Asiento plástico, Madera
Profile Konstantin Grcic (*1965) was trained as a cabinet maker at The John Makepeace School (Dorset, England) before studying Design at the Royal College of Art in London. Since setting up his own practice Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) in Munich in 1991, he has developed furniture, products and lighting for some of the leading companies in the design field. Amongst his renowned clients are Authentics, BD Ediciones, ClassiCon, Flos, Flötotto, Laufen, Magis, Mattiazzi, Muji, Nespresso, Plank, Serafino Zani, Thomas-Rosenthal and Vitra. For Galerie kreo in Paris, he has created a number of limited edition pieces since 2004. Many of his products have received international design awards such as the prestigious Compasso d`Oro for his MAYDAY lamp (Flos) in 2001 and the MYTO chair (Plank) in 2011. Work by Konstantin Grcic forms part of the permanent collections of the world´s most important design museums (a.o. MoMA/New York, Centre Georges Pompidou/Paris). Konstantin Grcic has curated a number of significant design exhibitions such as DESIGN-REAL for The Serpentine Gallery, London (2009), COMFORT for the St.Etienne Design Biennale (2010) and BLACK2 for the Istituto Svizzero, Rome (2010). In 2012 he was responsible for the exhibition design of the German Pavillon at the 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice. Solo exhibitions of his work have been shown at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam, 2006), Haus der Kunst (Munich, 2006), The Art Institute of Chicago (2009) and most recently at the Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein, 2014). The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) appointed Konstantin Grcic "Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (Hon RDI)", in 2010 he was fellow at Villa Massimo in Rome. Design Miami/ arwarded him the title "2010 Designer of the Year". Konstantin Grcic defines function in human terms, combining formal strictness with considerable mental acuity and humour. Each of his products is characterized by a careful research into the history of design and architecture and his passion for technology and materials. Known for pared-down pieces, Grcic is often called a minimalist but the designer himself prefers to speak of simplicity.