Extremis Table & seats set White Metal. Dimensions: W 92 cm × D 147 cm
× H 74,5 cm – Seat : H 43,5 cm. Picnik – a table for two, please ! By
2002 it was clear that Gargantua was here to stay. The Extempore range, a
trendsetter in combining wooden and aluminium created four years later, was also
well on its way to becoming a real design classic. By this time a consistently
growing number of Extremis products found their way to foreign markets and
became especially popular in large cities. This metropolitan atmosphere inspired
Dirk Wynants to write the next chapter in the Extremis saga. He noticed that
major cities had a lot of large buildings with limited outdoor space. And he
also realized that more and more families all over the world consisted of two
people. Picnik, for which Dirk Wynants appealed to the expertise of Xavier Lust,
was the perfect answer to these urban demands… This table for two is in fact
much more than just a table seating two people. Picnik was of course primarily
designed as a table and bench seat combination for small outdoor spaces. But
thanks to its striking looks – both solid and stylized at the same time –
Picnik is also frequently used indoors. Combining several Picnik tables in
(semi) public spaces creates an almost artistic effect. It is therefore not at
all surprising that Tate Modern chose Picnik for its visitor resting spots.
After having won seven design awards, it is clear that Picnik will go down in
design history as a true style icon. Is Picnik then merely a stylistic gem?
Definitely not. By using special cutting and bending techniques each Picnik can
be made from exactly half a standard sheet of aluminium, thus completely
eliminating all production waste. Its curved shapes do not only provide the
necessary sturdiness, they also guarantee the perfect drainage of liquids. So
Picnik is very maintenance-friendly, and as it is stackable as well, it is also
really space-saving, a definite plus from a logistics point of view. In short:
another textbook example of Extremis design.
