Classic vs contemporary – it’s a choice that faces anyone designing an interior. When we furnished the new Cee Cee office, we committed firmly to contemporary, and it was one design that convinced us: the Bik, an angular, stackable, multicolored chair from furniture showroom Oblik. It’s one of numerous contemporary designs in the Torstrasse store’s collection, all of which is designed and made in Europe. The shop was opened in 2018 by a trio of keen design collectors: married couple Ivana and Sven Jonke and Dinko Verži. The team work primarily with furniture manufacturer Prostoria based in their home country of Croatia. They have strong links to the brand: Sven is one of the main designers there. Oblik isn’t just home to workspace seating, though: the Layout sofa system, for instance, is as functional as it is elegant, with a modular construction that will make it fit any Altbau. The Polygon easy chair, meanwhile, is made of bent steel rods shaped into many-angled forms. The appearance of the chair changes depending on where you’re looking from.
Like many of the objects at Oblik, we were able to configure our Bik chairs by choosing from an endless variety of materials, base colors and upholstery designs. Making your selection can take a while (plan in a whole afternoon to browse Oblik’s light, airy showroom) but whatever you go for, you can be sure of one thing: you’ll be getting a contemporary furniture piece you’ll want to keep for ever and ever.
Text: Scott Moss / Photos: Enric Duch & Bosnić+Dorotić
Oblik, Torstr.69, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
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