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NXT-01 Chair

Stacking Chair
1991 (designed), 1993 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This stacking chair is made as a single piece in one mould. It is formed by simply folding a single sheet of seven-layer plywood in two directions from the seat to create a back rest and side panels that act as legs. One critic described it as 'wood origami', a reference to the Japanese art of folding paper. The basic conical shape makes it easy to stack and groups of chairs can be joined with a clip at the base to form straight or curved rows.

The technique of moulding plywood was perhaps the greatest contribution to furniture design made by Scandinavian designers and manufacturers in the 20th century. Here the Swedish designer Peter Karpf has used it to create a simple, economical and elegant stacking chair.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleNXT-01 Chair (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded plywood
Brief description
Nxt-01 stacking chair, mahogany finish, designed by Peter Karpf and manufactured by Swedese Mobler AB. Sweden, 1993.
Physical description
Chair made from a single sheet of plywood, with solid panel sides folded down from the sides of the seat to the floor in place of legs, and a solid panel folded up from the back of the seat as a back rest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 750mm
  • Width: 510mm
  • Depth: 460mm
Taken from register
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
NXT-01 stacking chairs Designed by Peter Karpf (Danish, born 1940) Manufactured by Swedese Mobler AB, Vaggeryd, Sweden, 1993 Beech plywood In the tradition of Scandinavian bent plywood furniture, these chairs are simple in form, light, compact and functional. Each chair is constructed froma single sheet of seven-layer plywood. Their basic conical shape makes them easy to stack and they can be joined with a clip to form straight or curved rows. Twentieth Century Study Gallery, 103-106(2001)
Credit line
Given by Swedese Mobler
Summary
This stacking chair is made as a single piece in one mould. It is formed by simply folding a single sheet of seven-layer plywood in two directions from the seat to create a back rest and side panels that act as legs. One critic described it as 'wood origami', a reference to the Japanese art of folding paper. The basic conical shape makes it easy to stack and groups of chairs can be joined with a clip at the base to form straight or curved rows.

The technique of moulding plywood was perhaps the greatest contribution to furniture design made by Scandinavian designers and manufacturers in the 20th century. Here the Swedish designer Peter Karpf has used it to create a simple, economical and elegant stacking chair.
Collection
Accession number
W.23-1993

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Record createdAugust 8, 2001
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