B Bench by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
Cologne 2013: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a bench system based on the iconic Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe (+ movie).
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The B Bench features the distinctive crossing legs of the 1929 original but is reinterpreted as a flexible, modular system.
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"I think it's interesting to make these references in design. Design is not about inventing new things all the time - design is an evolution of things," says Konstantin Grcic. "So this famous chair designed by Mies van der Rohe: we pick it up now so many years later and make it in a completely different way in terms of technology but also turning it into a more systematic product."
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His bench can be any length from a one-seater chair up to a six-metre bench, with or without armrests. It can be upholstered or left as bare aluminium and is suitable for use indoors or outdoors. "We have created a kit of parts which can be changed into very different typologies," adds Grcic.
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The B Bench will be presented by Spanish brand BD Barcelona Design at trade fair imm cologne in Germany next week.
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Based in Munich, Grcic has also designed a series of tables with extruded aluminium tops for the brand, first shown in 2009, and he more recently created aluminium and pine furniture for Herzog & de Meuron's Parrish Art Museum. See all our stories about design by Konstantin Grcic.
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BD Barcelona Design was the first design brand in Spain and recently celebrated its 40th birthday by commissioning designer Jaime Hayon to hand-paint 40 unique vases. It has also worked with contemporary designers including Doshi Levien and NHDRO. See all our stories about products from BD Barcelona Design.
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Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair was designed for his famous Barcelona Pavilion, which is currently hosting an exhibition of junk from its own basement.