upon the occasion of the opening of the world’s largest plastics trade fair in Duesseldorf, Germany, Dr. John Feldmann, member of the Executive Board of BASF, where he is responsible for plastics and oil & gas, will be at the BASF stand to unveil the MYTO chair in the presence of its creator, Konstantin Grcic, acclaimed industrial designer and recipient of many international awards.

“MYTO”: a cantilever chair made entirely of engineering plastic This innovative piece of design furniture is a cantilever chair made entirely of BASF’s novel, especially easy-flowing engineering plastic Ultradur® High Speed. Chemically speaking, this material belongs to the family of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and its special processing properties come from nanoparticles. The high flowability, coupled with the strength of this plastic, allows an elegant transition from thick to thin cross sections. Even though the chair is manufactured as a monobloc and has a sturdy frame, its net-like perforations integrated into the backrest and the seat give it a graceful appearance. Konstantin Grcic spoke about the MYTO chair for the first time at BASF’s press conference in Frankenthal, Germany in July of 2007. However, all that could be seen at that time was preliminary images of drafts and prototypes.

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