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Pato Paper Sledge Chair
Pato Paper Sledge Chair 4103 (2025): stackable PaperShell shell on a solid steel wire sledge frame.
545 × 790 × 510 mm
2025
Official product information
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Overview
Welling / Ludvik designed the Pato Paper Sledge Chair, model 4103, in 2025. It stands 79 cm high on a footprint of 54.5 cm by 51 cm, with the seat at 46.5 cm, and weighs 6.2 kg.
Construction
The shell is PaperShell, a cellulose composite that is fossil-free and 100% biogenic, held by visible black screws in the seat. Beneath it runs a solid steel wire sledge frame, chrome-plated or powder-coated, ending in plastic glides.
Specifications
- Shell label on the sheet: PaperShell w/black screws, FSC Mix 70%
- Weight: 6.2 kg
- Seat height: 46.5 cm
Story
A shell made from craft paper
Fredericia's fact sheet for model 4103 lists Pato Paper Sledge Chair by Welling / Ludvik, 2025, and describes a stackable chair with a shell in PaperShell, a fossil-free, 100% bio-based cellulose composite moulded in Sweden.
What the shell is made of
According to the product page, PaperShell is produced from FSC-certified craft paper impregnated with a bio-based binder, and the raw material comes from biological residues of Nordic forestry and agricultural industries.
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Collection
Pato Paper Collection
Fredericia's Pato Paper collection by Welling / Ludvik: Pato chairs and stools with a PaperShell cellulose-composite shell on steel sledge or four-leg frames.
