„It is important, to be ambitious, and to do things better than others. To leave a legacy. If you just want to be a second on the finish line, it is even better not to start at all.“
David Karásek
Creative director & founder
And the story begins...
Internet connection is established in the Czech Republic, while the city of Zlín is seeking for a perfect bench / tender for street furniture/.
Pink Floyd performs in Prague and we start the mmcité.
We set up our own production and start to build the realm of benches.
Queen Elizabeth visits the Czech Republic.
Strengthened by winning matches, we expand our operations and open our first branch in neighbouring Slovakia.
The Czech Republic became the World Ice Hockey Champion, defeating Finland 3:2 after overtime in the final.
Our Brunea bench goes abroad to become the first product exported to Germany.
The frog species Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is found in India and if the world is this interesting, we want to explore it.
Meandre, the curved bike rack, wins the first and highest international design awards: the Red Dot Design Award and the Good Design Award.
The highest man-made structure, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, is inaugurated in Dubai.
We are embarking on a cruise to far away Brazil to open our first non-European office.
Sixteen-year-old Dutch girl Laura Dekker manages to sail around the world alone in a year and a day.
Who knows what's going on in the world? We're celebrating 20 years of existence with the greatest cake fight in our history. What a day to remember!
„People's demands on public space are changing rapidly today. Street furniture is becoming increasingly close to common furniture, both in shape and mood."
David Karásek
Creative director & founder
Our Woody benches lands at the top station of the ropeway leading to Europe's highest mountain, Mont Blanc.
Somewhere in space, the spacecraft New Horizons is exploring the dwarf planet Pluto.
Miracles are happening in the world: we are going to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Not exactly us, but our 230 benches and 180 bike racks.
And the Rolling Stones are playing in Havana.
Our upcycled modular Pixel series made from wood scraps from the benches production has seen the light of day. We receive the Red Dot Design Award for it.
Czech snowboarder Ester Ledecká scores points on the world sports scene and becomes a double Olympic champion.
After more than 25 years of the company's existence, David Karásek, the founding designer becomes our only president and owner.
By this time, Covid rules the world. The United States announces its 46th president, Joe Biden, followed by Pedro Castillo in Peru and Ebrahim Raísí in Iran.
