Image source: Fredericia — Pato
© Fredericia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Pato is Fredericia's family of chairs by Welling / Ludvik. Its collection page counts eleven products, and the fact sheets for the sledge armchair and the four-leg chair both date the design to 2013. The studio says it developed the family together with Fredericia.
Design Language
Recycled polypropylene is the shell material, and the same shell can be had upholstered. What changes from piece to piece is the base: sledge, four-leg, swivel, office and stool or barstool versions all appear on the page. The studio adds that the seat edge carries a fillet on its inside.
Key Pieces
- Pato Sledge and Pato Sledge Armchair
- Pato 4 Leg and Pato 4 Leg Armchair
- Pato Swivel Chair and Pato Swivel Armchair
- Pato Office and Pato Office Armchair
- Pato Sledge Barstool and Pato Stool
Pieces in this collection
Pato Sledge Chair
Welling / Ludvik's Pato Sledge, 2013: stackable chair with a recycled polypropylene shell
Pato Sledge Barstool
Pato Sledge Barstool, model 4300 (2013): polypropylene shell on steel, bar or counter height.
Pato Sledge Armchair
Welling / Ludvik's 2013 Pato Sledge Armchair (4110): a stackable recycled polypropylene shell.
Pato 4 Leg Chair
Welling / Ludvik's 2013 Pato 4 Leg Chair (4200): a stackable chair on a steel tube base.
Pato Office Chair
Pato Office Chair, model 4022 (2014): height-adjustable, upholstered, on a five-star castor base.
Pato Swivel Chair
Pato Swivel Chair, model 4002 (2014): fully upholstered on a four-star aluminium swivel base.