Milan 08: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic will launch Myto, a new cantilevered chair for design brand Plank at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan next month.

The chair is made of Ultradur High Speed, an advanced engineering plastic made by chemical manufacturer BASF.

BASF have commissioned Grcic to design an installation at the museum to launch the chair.

“The exhibition takes the visitor to an imaginary laboratory that is inspired by original BASF work environments and will focus on the design and development process of the project,” says Grcic’s office. “Design models, images, videos and pictures of the MYTO project offer a transparent documentation and explanation of the ‘making of’.”

Photos are by Plank Collezioni.

Here’s some info from Grcic:

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MYTO

A milestone in the history of the cantilever chair

The cantilever chair

The German designer Konstantin Grcic used the typology of the cantilever chair as a reference for MYTO as the original cantilever chair is synonymous with the beginning of modern furniture design.