Having affinities with Allstar, the first office chair developed by Konstantin Grcic for Vitra, Rookie is an excellent solution for environments where users are accustomed to being mobile. Agile and unconventional in its simplicity, Rookie is an adjustable office chair from Vitra that offers a high level of comfort. The polypropylene seat is height-adjustable and allows for optimal ergonomics, adapting quickly to everyone. In addition to these classic work seating functions, Rookie has a backrest that flexes slightly when pressure is applied. Rookie's fabric upholstery is available in various colours, allowing different combinations to be created with the light or dark version of the frame.
Technology
height adjustable seat and back, hard-floor castors
Color
Noir/ noir
Colour
black
Material
fabric
Finish
plano fabric, polypropylene, polyurethane foam, polyamide
Born in Munich, Germany, in 1965, Konstantin Grcic trained as a cabinetmaker at Parnham College, Dorset, before studying industrial design at the Royal College of Art in London. From 1990 to 1991 he worked in Jasper Morrison's studio in London. In 1991, he set up his own structure in Munich, "Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design", which served as both his workshop and studio. Since then, he has been designing furniture, objects and lamps for renowned manufacturers such as Magis and Flos. An adept of a functionalism that is "contemporary, feasible and concrete", his creations are not simply minimalist, but radical, pure, direct and simple, while never repeating themselves. With the publisher Plank, Konstantin Grcic is experimenting with cantilever seating and has created Miura, a stackable bar stool with sharp lines.
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VITRA
Vitra was founded in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum and Erika Fehlbaum. The design furniture company Vitra is located near Basel, in Switzerland. Starting in 1981, the brand Vitra expanded and opened many subsidiaries around the world. The founders spotted the Eames chairs, including the Eames armchairs, the Vitra tables and the office chairs created by Charles and Ray Eames, Antonio Citterio or also the Bouroullec brothers.