Image source: Fritz Hansen — Utzon Stool JU01
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Utzon Stool JU01
Jørn Utzon's all-wood stool in oiled beech with brass details, made by Fritz Hansen
447 × 432 × 455 mm
Portugal
Approx. $1,600 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Utzon Stool JU01 is a stool by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, which Fritz Hansen dates to the 1950s. The page says it was designed during the same period as the Sydney Opera House and describes it as a functional sculpture.
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Construction
- Seat: dots laminated from two solid pieces of beech, with a white pigmented oil treatment
- Base: legs of 17 layers of 2 mm beech veneer, oil treated
- Details: untreated brass connects the seat and the base
Specifications
- H 43.2 × W 44.7 × L 45.5 cm
- Weight 11 kg; country of origin Portugal
Story
From a late-1950s idea
According to Jan Utzon, the stool was one of several furniture ideas his father had in the late 1950s, before the family left for Sydney. The first idea used inflated rubber cushions as a seat, a reference to marine fenders.
The all-wood version
The stool survives because a model was kept, and Fritz Hansen developed the all-wood version that the page presents; Jan Utzon says it has a character of its own.