Extremis inspiration bundle - Contract by Extremis

Contract Inspirations

Desire to inspire

Our “tools for togetherness” know no boundaries. Whether you’re creating a cozy garden terrace, a charming sidewalk café or refreshing your office space, each product is designed to bring friends, family or colleagues together in new ways. Explore the versatility of our products to inspire any indoor or outdoor space.

Manille 4

Gargantua 74

Marina 94

Panigiri 16

Pantagruel 86

Picnik 100 Sticks 104 112 Virus

Bistroo 130

Tiki 22

Hopper picnic 34

AMAi 64

Manille

© Design by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, 2023

Centuries ago, the Manille card game made its way to France and Western Belgium. Today, the game remains immensely popular in West Flanders, and also at the Extremis offices.

An outdoor table that offers practicality, easy transport and fun? Step up your game with the Manille picnic table! Just like the card game it's named after, Manille embraces traditions, smart moves, and maximizing options. From a cozy setting for four to a sprawling table for twelve, with its unique design and practical features, Manille is sure to pull the right card.

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Citabria Annex Tokyo, Japan

This terrace is the perfect spot for working outdoors or sharing lunch with the team—complete with a view that’ll make you almost forget you’re actually working.

Bar Bernard Watou, Belgium

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The roof-shaped 'Fixed Shade' ensures you're always sitting on a dry seat and protected from the harsh sun. You don't need to close or bring in this shade — it can remain outside permanently, if the furniture is securely anchored to the ground.

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What would a city park be without benches here and there to sit and enjoy nature? We experience fewer visual stimuli, we escape the noise and bustle of the city. The well-placed resting points along the paths, however, also serve an important social function: they are meeting spots where people deliberately choose to spend time.

Aoba Symbol Road Shizuoka, Japan 

The backrests offer a relaxed seating posture, while the table at least allows for a card game between four friends. But it doesn't stop there: Manille is designed to be connected in series, creating much longer tables to accommodate the whole family. The more, the merrier! And access is always maintained — you never have to climb over the bench.

Gardens Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Frederik Meijer

Panigiri

© Design by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, 2023

An endless festival at the dining table. Panigiri's modularity ensures there's a seat for everyone, allowing table segments to be endlessly coupled. By combining chairs, benches and add-on chairs, you create the setting of your desire.

 With both its name and concept inspired by the warmth of Greek festivals, Panigiri seamlessly combines intelligent design with a hospitable ambiance: an invitation to share moments with family and friends.

Bonhommes

Meigem, Belgium

Citabria Annex Tokyo, Japan

Tiki

This alluring table and stool await you, along with a fine, refreshing cocktail. Tiki is aperitif

2.0: a modern twist on the high-top café setting, not heavy and awkward to drag around, but lightweight and compactly stored away.

Yugawara Soyu Books And Retreat Yugawara, Japan

Citabria Annex Tokyo, Japan

This diner is located in a former mayor’s house, and the place still breathes a certain grandeur. 'Den Olifant' is a cozy bar and restaurant in the heart of Ypres.

Den Olifant Ypres, Belgium

Tiki low and the enormous window allow you to look over the vast domain. Once the littlest ones are tired of the animals, the Tiki’s and matching black tabletop can serve as a place to draw or color.

The Bunkers Knokke-Heist, Belgium 

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The owners easily unfold Tiki tables and add stools when it’s rush hour.

Creme de la Crema Roeselare, Belgium

Is that a pink container? Yes! And doesn’t it just look ravishing? It's the beating heart of Think Tomato, and it’s the place where Julie turns tomatoes into a heavenly sauce.

Think Tomato Ghent, Belgium

Joined with a custom-colored Marina high table and Tiki bar stools, this patio comes straight out of a magazine.

A modern twist on the hightop café setting; Tiki is apéritif 2.0. The multifunctional wireframe base allows for the table to be easily folded up, moved around and stored away. Not heavy and awkward to drag around, but lightweight and compactly stored away.

Proven, Belgium

Extremis HQ

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In the middle of the Flemish fields a beautiful building rises: the new visitor center of Brewery St. Bernardus. On the top floor, you can find Bar Bernard, a spectacular rooftop bar.

Bar Bernard Watou, Belgium

Located on the border of France and Belgium, De Barbier takes the best from each world. Combining Belgian and French culinary traditions and merging designer furniture with authentic architecture, this terrace really stands out.

De Barbier Dranouter, Belgium

The Tiki table is the perfect companion for the Tiki bar stool. At these powder coated tables, either three or five friends can share a drink seated, while more people can join standing.

Hopper

© Design by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, 2010

At a lively beer festival, elegance is almost certainly not the main concern, but this hasn’t stopped us from trying to improve access to the classic picnic table. We managed to incorporate more space at the sides to get in.

Back to school, back to work—but who says we have to stay inside? Whether it’s sipping your morning coffee, catching up on emails, or reviewing notes, why not do it outside? Let's bring the classroom to the playground and the office to the backyard!

Maarket Tokyo, Japan

Hopper AA (All Aluminum) is a monomaterial picnic table with a sleek visual aesthetic, but designed with functionality in mind. Four pass-through zones at the ends eliminate the need to scramble over the benches to reach the table.

 Taste Silt Middelkerke, Belgium

As you pass through KnokkeHeist, a seaside town in Belgium, a futuristic building grabs your attention. The eyecatcher is the hospital, and it has won a prestigious award at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. Maybe choosing Extremis furniture had something to do with that?

AZ Zeno Knokke-Heist, Belgium 

The Hopper picnic tables were placed on the restaurant terrace because they offer great accessibility. There is plenty of room at the head of the table for a wheelchair.

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Hotel Giardino Verdi Riva del Garda, Italy

The Hopper bench is perfect for any setting, whether its in streetscapes, trails or squares. This multifunctional design is a step up from traditional public benches. The attached legs allow you to slide in from the sides and sit down with a backrest while the top surface doubles as a tabletop when facing the opposite direction. Such versatility allows for a quick change of scenery while adding comfort along the way. Perfect for a short break from walking the White Pine Trail.

Rockford,

MI, USA

At the heart of Copenhagen, the SUND Nature Park surrounds the Mærsk Tower—a cutting-edge health science research hub designed by C.F. Møller Architects, with landscaping by SLA Architects. With its 37,000 square meters, this park is a groundbreaking example of how modern campus design can blend seamlessly with its natural surroundings. It features Hopper tables crafted from Iroko wood with Earthcolored, structured powdercoated aluminum legs, as well as several Picnik tables in the same rich brown hue.

SUND Nature Park Copenhagen, Denmark 

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Kencho-Dori

Okayama, Japan

The long balcony at the headquarters of the DENYS building company seems almost custom-shaped to fit Hopper tables. The Iroko hardwood surface of the table aligns harmoniously with the wooden floor. The white aluminum legs of the Hopper picnic table not only give a clean aesthetic look but are a perfect match with the building.

DENYS Premises HQ Wondelgem, Belgium

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Hopper is a more functional solution for a classic concept: the picnic table. The bent leg feature eliminates the awkward straddle of climbing over the benches. Aluminium or steel legs in combination with class I hardwoods ensure material longevity while the attached benches offer a clean aesthetic at all times. If you prefer a mono-material picnic table, you can opt for Hopper picnic AA, our All Aluminium version.

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The plaza known as “The Pavilion” is the centerpiece of Science Hill. The prestigious Yale university invites students and lecturers to pop outside and catch some fresh air. In addition to our classic Hopper picnic tables, custom-made Hoppers offer wheelchair accessibility and promote a sense of collaboration, collegiality, and socializing.

Yale Science Building New Haven, Connecticut, USA

The black Hopper AA brings colleagues together around a statement design piece. This monomaterial picnic table has a sleek visual aesthetic, but is designed with functionality in mind. Four pass-through zones eliminate the need to scramble over the benches to reach the table.

IVC Group

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Google’s super headquarters in London features a series of indoor and outdoor workspaces, among which are outdoor balconies and rooftop gardens that allow employees to grow veggies and herbs! Thanks to several Hopper tables with matching shades, office workers have found a sweet spot to catch some fresh air.

London Skyline London, United Kingdom

SagaSunrisePark Saga, Japan

AMAi

Furniture that is as flexible as your lifestyle: meet AMAi, a true marvel of multifunctionality. Take every moment to new heights with the adjustable tabletop, lights, electricity, a catering station and a sunshade.

Round up your colleagues and take those meetings outside. With AMAi’s height-adjustable tabletop, shade system, and power access, you’ll be as productive as ever.

NOA outdoor living Kruisem, Belgium

 De Fabriek Heule, Belgium

Creme de la Crema is a locallyowned coffee shop that offers more than just a caffeinated beverage. It's a contemporary coffee lab, food bar and gallery for lovers of craftsmanship.

Creme de la Crema

Roeselare, Belgium

The interior has a hip and laid-back industrial feel. The functional AMAi table in galvanized steel combined with a table top in oak veneer and white powder coated edges fits perfectly in these surroundings. Low slung lighting and several potted plants complement the furnishings.

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At IVC Group, office workers have quickly discovered the outdoor office. "The dynamic aspect of the AMAi table has taken all our meetings outside", says Sarah Pattyn, graphical designer at IVC. "It's also perfect for lunch or outdoor breaks, feeling a breeze of fresh air during the workday is so lovely!"

IVC Group

Avelgem, Belgium

Gargantua

© Design by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, 1994

Back in 1994, Dirk Wynants wanted to create a table where children could comfortably sit at the same height as the adults to enable better communication. He created the perfect family table, ready to withstand the elements, and at the same time a true design icon.

The Gargantua table is an allpleaser. Thanks to the adjustable benches everybody gets to enjoy an equally marvelous time. The table also serves as a backrest for those who prefer the views on the other side.

Twins Surfclub Bredene, Belgium

The Gargantua table is an all-pleaser. Thanks to the adjustable benches everybody gets to enjoy an equally marvelous time. The table also serves as a backrest for those who prefer the views on the other side.

Prefab Beton Ypres, Belgium

Valcke

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Seibu Ikebukuro commercial center Tokyo, Japan

 DNA Cafe Shanghai, China

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Instead of leaving this public space blank in the city of Hiroshima, Japan, we furnished it so that people can now enjoy some outdoor time in all safety. Pick your favorite grass circle and relax in style!

Hiroshima, Japan

What more could we wish for than for our furniture to belong to this phenomenal terrace in the Italian mountains? Rifugio Ratti Cassin is right beside the ski slopes and welcomes guests all year round.

Rifugio Ratti Cassin Barzio, Italy

Pantagruel

© Design by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, 2014

Pantagruel is the son of Gargantua and a giant too: A Gargantuan round tabletop to gather the whole family, but refined elements and a handy Lazy Susan were added. Besides a picnic version there's also a table and high table. All perfect tools to enjoy the good things in life.

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The Ena campus in Greece aims to offer a balance between workspaces and break areas.

Athens, Greece

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Look at this beautiful terrace - while overlooking the town of Lucerne, it offers an outdoor workspace fit for every aspect of the workday: open-air meetings, informal gatherings, sunny calls, safe job interviews, you name it!

Lucerne, Switzerland

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At Endo Lighting, this indoor patio brings the outdoor elements indoors. The Pantagruel picnic tables bring people together, and its round shape includes everybody equally. The wooden seats and tabletop add a warm touch, while the shadow play adds an exciting element to the space.

Tokyo, Japan

At the HQ of Afas Software, the employees are enjoying a break on one of the many outdoor terraces. The Sunbrella cushions add a soft yet stylish touch to the Earth legs for ultimate comfort.

Leusden, The Netherlands

Marina

© Design by Metrica for Extremis, 2012

This particular design once again shows the 'Tools for Togetherness' philosophy of Extremis. The seemingly endless table is perfect fir entertaining large groups of guests, friends and family.

As long tables encourage people to talk and interact with each other, a 7-meterlong Marina picnic table was planted in their headquarters.

Creax Kortrijk, Belgium

The Omniplan architects worked closely with the Billingsley Company to develop the offices of Cypress Water in Dallas, Texas. The Marina combo helped create a true sense of place, supporting a diversity of uses outside the office.

Dallas, Texas, USA

The Trinseo factory lunchroom is not your every day - dull - canteen, it’s more like a contemporary coffee shop. Employees have nooks to lunch in, ranging from wooden stairs and tiny tables on colorful tiles to a long Marina table under a hanging jungle.

The Netherlands

Terneuzen,

Picnik

© Design by Dirk Wynants & Xavier Lust for Extremis, 2002

The launch of this design elevated a simple 'tête à tête' to an extremely romantic or even philosophical converse. Picnik became a real design classic, thanks to its iconic shape.

In a major effort to consolidate all of their office spaces into one – the mantra was quality over quantity at the MasterCard Tech Hub in New York City.

New York, USA

Sticks

A space divider and the perfect way to create privacy wherever needed, inside or outside. Sticks divide your room or terrace optically, without losing the feeling of spaciousness.

Tistou's office space is packed with greenery, fun elements, different spots to sit, and textured materials; this way, the place becomes much more than a lifeless office, but also a co-working area, showroom, and indoor garden.

HQ Tokyo, Japan

Tistou

 Majestik Ypres, Belgium

At the Extremis headquarters, we strongly believe that nature works wonders. In the office, we already have lots of plants, big windows with natural views, and occasional bird song music, but we wanted to go the extra mile.

Instead of bringing greenery into the office, we took the office into the greenery! By blurring the lines between inside and outside, we’ve quite literally provided a breath of fresh air for our employees.

Extremis HQ Proven, Belgium

Planted in a cornfield, this cozy cabin with wooden floor, walls and ceiling makes for the perfect refuge.

Belgium

Proven, Belgium

Vlamertinge,

Extremis HQ

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Virus

Virus, a playful picnic table for 3/4/5 people, brings life, a smile and dynamism to even the most sterile areas. For every kind of gathering and every room there is an ideal Virus-table.

Togetherness everywhere!

This school in Kortrijk, Belgium, shows that it’s possible to bring old and new together in an inspiring setting. A former monastery dating back to the year 1843, known as ‘The Fort’ was restored to its old glory and given a new purpose as a high school.

By opting for Extremis Virus tables, the architects instantly added a funky element to the historic atmosphere. The warm colors perfectly combine with the old materials, preserving the original character of the chapel but offering new, unique chances for learning.

Gulden Sporen College Kortrijk, Belgium

Promenada Mall

Craiova, Romania

Casteelken Rumbeke, Belgium

NOA Outdoor living Kruisem, Belgium

Have you ever seen an office that makes you feel right at home? Garden planner

gives the perfect example of their credentials by making their headquarters a place to show off.

Monbaliu

Monbaliu HQ

Oudenburg, Belgium

De Fabriek Heule, Belgium

The playful character of the Virus collection really comes to life when you combine different sizes and colors: a colorful, playful composition that fits any setting. What about shade too? Add the Acacia parasol for a perfect combination.

 Kichechef Mamer, Luxembourg

A store is no longer just a place to shop products, it’s a space where you can connect with a brand or retailer’s DNA. The eccentric yet sophisticated Optiek Porteman knows that. With their new popup, Porteman Next Door, located in the historical heart of Ypres, they aim to broaden people’s vision on eyewear and introduce new brands in sportswear, kidswear and binoculars-department.

Porteman Next Door Ypres, Belgium

VIVES’ mantra is ‘Design your future’. The graduate school offers contemporary and competency-based higher education, innovative practice-oriented research, and social services. Their operation is humancentered and driven by taking responsibility and ownership of sustainability. A commitment made to improve our planet, and all individuals. That’s why they selected the Virus compact picnic tables to design the gardens of their campuses in Bruges and Kortrijk.

Vives University Kortrijk, Belgium

The Delta Dore headquarters in Bonnemain, France, have some lovely terraces with a view over the adjoining pond. Each terrace is bedecked with a different kind of furniture that sparks togetherness.

Delta Dore HQ Bonnemain, France

Bistroo

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Design by Dirk Wynants for Extremis, 2018

Love is about looking in the same direction. Instead of sitting opposite each other, you sit side by side at the Bistroo, observing and commenting the world as it's passing by.

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Take a seat and discover how nice it is to sit side by side. Bistroo sits comfortably in small spaces, perfect for a terrace or balcony. It’s the ideal way to start the day with your loved one or to have a cozy chat and coffee with a colleague after work.

Shizuoka, Japan

Traditional Hand Craft Arts Center

 Kichechef Mamer, Luxembourg

 Think Tomato Ghent, Belgium

The JW Marriott Jdek in downtown Grand Rapids, MI hosts hotel guests as well as visitors to their French American restaurant, Margaux. Jdek is located beneath a glass building façade reflecting one of the most coveted views of the city; the Grand River, which flows right below the deck.

JW Marriot Grand Rapids, MI, USA