Wiggle Stool
Gehry's 1972 corrugated cardboard stool from the Easy Edges series, with hardboard edges
400 × 406 × 430 mm
Source: spec sheet PDF — Wiggle Stool
1972
USD 925, Wiggle Stool (default configuration), Vitra US online shop, 2026-10-15
Description
Overview
The Wiggle Stool carries the credit Frank Gehry, 1972 and belongs to his Easy Edges furniture series of cardboard pieces. Vitra calls the stool iconic and robust.
Construction
- Corrugated cardboard forms the structure and hardboard the edges
- The hardboard panels are undyed, so Vitra notes slight differences in tone
- One finish: natural
Specifications
- Fact sheet drawing: 400 mm wide, 430 mm deep, 406 mm high (the drawing names no axes)
Story
A stool from the Easy Edges series
Vitra's page places the Wiggle Stool in Frank Gehry's 1972 series "Easy Edges", which introduced a new aesthetic dimension to cardboard, an everyday material.
Iconic and robust
The page calls the stool iconic and robust, and says it lends a striking note to any interior. Its credit line reads Frank Gehry, 1972.
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