FJORD H Sled base technopolymer chair

Fjord H is a sled chair.‎ Shell is multilayer technopolymer; base is satin stainless steel.‎

From a piece of seashell, which has been broken and smoothed by the waves, Patricia Urquiola has designed a collection of seats for both the home and public spaces.‎ As the name suggests, there is a strong Scandinavian influence with references to Arne Jacobsen and the inlets of northern coastlines represented in the long cut-away.‎ Like a natural cycle where the shell is reborn through the effects of time and water, the chair becomes armchair and then stool.‎ Its broken form and abstract concept together become an object of design: smooth lines that support and envelop are picked out in decorative stitching in harmony with the essence of the chair’s structure.‎