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    Konstantin Grcic designed Hack, a table system for companies and employees that is flexible and anticipates changing office needs. Hack consists of three wooden panels connected by precisely tooled metal hinges that allow the table to fold up compactly for storage or transport. Individual units can be adapted to provide work surfaces, private spaces, and adjustable heights for both sitting and standing. Hack is constructed to be robust, functional, flexible and ecologically sustainable.

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    Konstantin Grcic designed Hack, a table system for companies and employees that is flexible and anticipates changing office needs. Hack consists of three wooden panels connected by precisely tooled metal hinges that allow the table to fold up compactly for storage or transport. Individual units can be adapted to provide work surfaces, private spaces, and adjustable heights for both sitting and standing. Hack is constructed to be robust, functional, flexible and ecologically sustainable.

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    Konstantin Grcic designed Hack, a table system for companies and employees that is flexible and anticipates changing office needs. Hack consists of three wooden panels connected by precisely tooled metal hinges that allow the table to fold up compactly for storage or transport. Individual units can be adapted to provide work surfaces, private spaces, and adjustable heights for both sitting and standing. Hack is constructed to be robust, functional, flexible and ecologically sustainable.

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    Vitra Hack

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    Paco Perez Insua
    Konstantin Grcic designed Hack, a table system for companies and employees that is flexible and anticipates changing office needs. Hack consists of three wooden panels connected by precisely tooled metal hinges that allow the table to fold up compactly for storage or transport. Individual units can be adapted to provide work surfaces, private spaces, and adjustable heights for both sitting and standing. Hack is constructed to be robust, functional, flexible and ecologically sustainable.

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    Hack
    Developed by Vitra in Switzerland
    Design: Konstantin Grcic

    Designed by Konstantin Grcic, Hack is a table system that anticipates the


    requirements of companies and employees a provocative solution which
    can be understood as a 'hack' of the office environment.
    To attract young university graduates, companies must offer an appealing, practical
    and creative work environment while also being able to respond to dynamic
    changes in their office structures. Grcic counters the traditional office desk with the
    presentation of Hack an innovative functional and aesthetic solution that satisfies
    the demands of today's high-tech companies.
    With its raw wooden panels, Hack presents an unfinished aesthetic at first glance,
    like a snapshot of an experimental project under development. The system reflects
    the attitude of companies that similarly define themselves in terms of constant
    change. Each Hack unit forms an autonomous element whose adaptability allows it
    to satisfy various needs: companies value Hack for its flexibility, since it can be
    folded up into a practical, flat 'box' in just a few simple steps. This makes Hack easy
    to dismantle and transport and enables space-saving storage. Individual users value
    Hack for its provision of an expansive work surface and an individually adaptable
    private sphere. The height adjustment feature offers standing, sitting and lounge
    options and thus defines distinct niches for work, meetings and relaxation. Hack is
    not only functional and flexible, but is also fabricated in a manner that reflects the
    environmental priorities of young companies: thanks to its manually operated
    mechanism, the production and utilisation of Hack are ecologically sustainable. In
    addition, the tables are manufactured on site in an energy-efficient manner, with
    wooden parts that are locally produced and assembled by Vitra using prefabricated
    metal hardware.
    The construction of Hack is robust and stripped down to the essentials. The solid
    hinges connecting the three wooden panels are precisely tooled metal parts that
    facilitate the clever folding function of Hack and simultaneously ensure its stability.
    The continuously variable height adjustment of the table top is manually operated

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    with a recessed grip or a crank. This feature makes it possible to adjust the table
    height within seconds from approximately 200 to 1250 mm. In the lowest position,
    Hack can be outfitted with cushions for use as a sofa.
    The computer-related term 'hack' was coined in the late 1950s at MIT in Cambridge,
    Massachusetts. It describes a clever and resourceful solution devised by a hacker. A
    typical hack is quickly executed and often inelegant, but highly effective. It achieves
    the desired result without transforming the system architecture in which it is
    embedded, even though they often stand in contradiction to one another.
    www.vitra.com

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