‘bench B’ is the most recent addition to the extrusions collection conceived by konstantin grcic and produced by BD barcelona design. the first piece to debut in the series was a table in which the german designer wanted to reference the history of the spanish company – manufacturing designs which combine the artisanal with the industrial – by developing it from extruded aluminium. the result was a working surface which in its largest dimensions measures 6 meters in length. the next obvious decision was to create a chair to accompany it, but rather than continuing with the same material choice, grcic opted for wood with a single extruded element – the technical spine which supports the object. the folding seat takes on a classic form with a half round back which allows for horizontal stacking.

bench B konstantin grcic BD barcelona designboom  the chair can be used as a one-seater or arranged to extend into a bench up to 6 meters longall images courtesy of BD barcelona

 

 

 

drawing references from the famous ‘barcelona chair’ by mies van der rohe, bench B can function as a one-seater side chair, with or without arms, and can be arranged into a bench of up to 6 meters long if needed. meant for both indoor and outdoor applications, the entirely aluminium construction, which can also be upholstered, is a kit of parts which can be transformed into very different typologies or bench uses.

 

 bench B by konstantin grcic for BD barcelona design is being presented at imm cologne 2013.

bench B konstantin grcic BD barcelona designboom  supporting leg structure

 

bench B konstantin grcic BD barcelona designboom  back view

 

bench B konstantin grcic BD barcelona designboom  the chair comes as a kit of parts which can be turned into different seating typologies

 

bench B konstantin grcic BD barcelona designboom  konstantin grcic with the extrusions collection

 

bench B konstantin grcic BD barcelona designboom  konstantin grcic with a single bench B component

 

 

konstantin grcic on the design of ‘bench B’video courtesy of BD barcelona design