Designing furniture with a clear focus on functionality, ergonomics and timeless aesthetics.
PLANK is an Italian design furniture manufacturer with a passion for intense research in industrial production technology and an innovative approach to form. Since 1953 we produce seating and table systems for contract, residential and public spaces around the world.
Our heritage guides us, but our focus is firmly on the future. As a family-run company, we oversee every stage of development and production. This independence allows us not to chase trends, but to create objects that add value over time through functionality, versatility and ergonomics. That is why the PLANK collection evolves gradually and consistently – an approach that is at the heart of our brand identity.
Designers
Through close, long-term collaborations with designers such as Konstantin Grcic, Naoto Fukasawa, Björn Dahlström and Cisotti + Laube, we have succeeded in developing products that respond to contemporary needs, while showing a constant commitment to innovation and technical curiosity.
Awards and collections
PLANK products have received numerous international awards, including:
- XXII Compasso d’Oro ADIMYTO chair
- iF Product Design Award GoldMIURA stool
- German Design Award Gold 2023BENCH
They are exhibited in the permanent collections of major museums, including:
- The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
- Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Munich
- Danish Modern – The Design Museum Danmark
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- ADI Design Museum, Milan
Responsible manufacturing – 100% Made in Italy
We prioritise quality and longevity over novelty and passing trends. That is why we produce exclusively in Northern Italy, with short supply chains and long-term partners, using a carefully selected palette of high-quality, recyclable materials.
Our furniture is built from interchangeable components that can be reordered and replaced. Wherever possible we avoid glue, so products can be dismantled, repaired and returned to the recycling loop.
Certifications
PLANK is certified for its quality management and for the chain of custody of FSC® certified wood.
- ISO 9001:2015Quality management system of PLANK S.r.l.
- FSC® Chain of CustodyWood from FSC® certified sources · Certificate SQS-COC-500096
Most of our chairs, stools and tables are tested to European and American standards.
- EN 1728, EN 1022, EN 1730, EN 581-3Strength, durability and stability, European standards
- ANSI/BIFMA X5.1, X5.4, X5.5Chairs, lounge seating and tables, American standards
- Fire behaviour of materialsFabrics, foams, plastics and table tops: EN 1021, EN 13501-1, BS 5852, California TB 117, UL 94
Certificates and test reports are available in the partner area or on request.
History
Our history spans five generations of furniture production: from a workshop founded in Bolzano in 1883, to solid-wood chairs made by the million, to the design collection of today.
Our history
Architecture
Since 1969 PLANK has been at home in a factory designed by the architect Othmar Barth in Ora. Steel, glass and exposed concrete define the building, and its shed roofs face north to fill the production hall with even daylight. More than fifty years on, the building still houses development, assembly, logistics and our showroom.
The building
“For us, sustainability is about making intelligent long-term decisions that will have a positive legacy. That’s why we choose to focus on developing a small number of high-quality products that will endure for generations.”Michael Plank, CEO PLANK