Image source: Fritz Hansen — Fionia Stool
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Fionia Stool
Folding X-shaped stool, designed in 1986 with Jens H. Quistgaard, in oak or teak
335 × 440 × 400 mm
1986
Approx. $450 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Fionia Stool is a lightweight folding stool, a modern, Nordic interpretation of the ancient X-chair, designed in 1986 in collaboration with Jens H. Quistgaard. Fritz Hansen offers it in oak and teak versions.
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Construction
- Material: untreated solid wood
- Form: a simple, triangular construction with a stable surface
- Woods: oak and teak on the page; the product data lists six solid woods
Specifications
- W 33.5 × L 40 × H 44 cm
- Product weight 5.1 kg
Story
An old form, interpreted
The page calls the stool a modern, Nordic interpretation of the ancient X-chair and says it was designed in 1986 in collaboration with Jens H. Quistgaard.
Stool and table
The page says the stool is often used as a bedside table or as a stand for books, pots and flowers, and that the Fionia Tray fits on top to make a side or lounge table.