Image source: Moroso — Fjord Seating System
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Fjord Seating System
Fjord beam seating by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso (2002): shells on a gunmetal steel beam
2500 × 760 × 550 mm
2002
Official product information
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Overview
The Fjord seating system is listed by Moroso under Seating Systems with the line "by Patricia Urquiola, 2002". In the data sheet it is the Fjord beam, a row of shells on one supporting structure, offered with 3, 4 or 5 seats and with or without a side table.
Construction
Each shell is flame-retardant injected foam over internal steel, with a fabric or leather cover. The bearing structure is gunmetal painted steel, the feet are polished cast aluminium, and the side table is matt white or matt black HPL.
Specifications
- Beam versions: 4 seat (116), 5 seat (117), 3 seat with 1 table (119) and 4 seat with 1 table (120)
- Drawing values for 3 seat with 1 table (119): 250, 55 and 76 cm (axes not labelled on the drawing)
Story
Byline on the product page
The seating system carries the byline Patricia Urquiola, 2002, on Moroso's page, and the same designer and year head the pages of the Fjord data sheet.
Beams in four versions
The data sheet draws four beams: a 4 seat and a 5 seat version, and a 3 seat and a 4 seat version that each carry one table. The long values printed under the plans are 250 cm for the 4 seat and 3 seat with table versions and 313 cm for the 5 seat and 4 seat with table versions.
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