Image source: Fredericia — Trinidad
© Fredericia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
The Trinidad series is a group of seats by Nanna Ditzel that Fredericia presents under one collection page of six products. The sheets date the chair and armchair to 1993 and the barstool to 1998, and the chair's page notes that it reached its 30th anniversary in 2023.
Design Language
All three wooden-seat models share a moulded plywood back with CNC-milled cut-outs, a steel tube frame, rivets and interchangeable plastic glides. The cut-outs are tied by Fredericia to the fretwork of gingerbread facades that Ditzel encountered on a journey to Trinidad.
Key Pieces
- Trinidad Chair (model 3398)
- Trinidad Armchair (model 3399)
- Trinidad Barstool (model 3400)
Pieces in this collection
Trinidad Armchair
Trinidad Armchair, model 3399 (1993): non-stacking chair with armrests and a cut-out plywood back.
Trinidad Barstool
Trinidad Barstool, model 3400 (1998): steel tube frame with a sliced and curved plywood back.
Trinidad Chair
Trinidad Chair, model 3398 (1993): stacking chair, fretwork plywood back, steel tube frame.