Fjord
by Patricia Urquiola, 2002
From a fragment of shell, broken, smoothed by the waves, Patricia Urquiola designs an armchair designed for home and public spaces. The Scandinavian influence, evoked by the name itself, is in the reference to Arne Jacobsen and in the presence of an elongated cut, metaphor of the creeks of the northern coasts. As in a natural cycle, the armchair shell, regenerated by time and water, extends to an entire collection. The broken form, from an abstract concept, becomes a design object: soft lines that support and welcome, highlighted by the accuracy of the visible seams in continuous harmony with the essentiality of the structure.
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Divina 3 – 0623 Red (A0867)
Divina 3 – 0106 White (A0921)
Divina 3 – 0191 Black (A0914)
Black Soft Cirè Leather (B242)
Red Class Leather (B254)
White Class Leather (B0255)
Divina 3 is a fabric produced by Kvadrat; check availability with your retailer.
The use of other fabrics is permitted subject to technical verification by the holding.
Swivel armchair in flame-retardant foam foam with internal steel structure. Square base in powder coated steel.
Inspirations
Patricia Urquiola
For over twenty years she has been one of the most important figures in the world of contemporary design and icon of female design. After graduating in 1989 from the Politecnico di Milano with Achille Castiglioni, she met several prominent personalities who helped to outline her career: Achille Castiglioni, of whom she became assistant in the industrial design course, Vico Magistretti, with whom she collaborates in the product development office of De Padova, Piero Lissoni and finally Patrizia Moroso. Her work ranges from the creation of objects to installations, architecture projects, showrooms, hotels, scenography and private homes.
Many of the products are present in the collections of MoMA in New York, Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Vitra Design Museum, Victorian & Albert Museum in London and Triennale Museum in Milan.
