Image source: e15 — Aswan
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Aswan
ASWAN stool by Ferdinand Kramer, with a wood frame and textile or leather seat.
450 × 470 × 450 mm
1925
Official product information
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Overview
ASWAN is a stool designed by Ferdinand Kramer in 1925. The official e15 page describes its simple and elegant form and identifies the product as a stool inspired by Egypt.
Specifications
- Dimensions: L 450 × W/D 450 × H 470 mm
- Frame options: European oak, waxed; European walnut, waxed
- Seat options: textile weave; natural leather; mocca leather
- Delivery: supplied as a single assembled item
- Care note: vegetable-tanned leather may change colour and darken under UV exposure The source presents these choices as configurable options for the same stool design.
Story
Design and construction
Ferdinand Kramer designed ASWAN in 1925. e15 presents the product as a stool with a simple and elegant form. The page lists waxed European oak and waxed European walnut for the frame, with textile weave, natural leather or mocca leather for the surface.
Published dimensions
The product page labels the measurements as length 450 mm, width/depth 450 mm and height 470 mm. The delivery detail states that ASWAN arrives as one piece. The leather note is limited to the page’s statement that vegetable-tanned leather colours can be influenced by UV radiation and darkens.
