N01 merges Danish and Japanese aesthetics
A new wooden chair for the modern home and quality-conscious audience comes in the form of the N01 chair by the Japanese design studio Nendo.
“If you sit on it, you will notice that this is a Fritz Hansen chair. If you live with it, you will realize that this is pure Japanese design,” Nendo’s Oki Sato says.
Japanese and Danish design traditions have a lot in common and N01 is an example of this. In collaboration with Nendo, Fritz Hansen has created an armchair that is both minimalist and highly detailed.
Nendo represents a design language that both complements the Fritz Hansen design DNA and challenges it with a new take on genuine craftsmanship. N01 is a very honest design that tells the story of the warmth of wood and of uncompromising quality. Its light expression is serene and seductive and its construction is clever and crafted with Japanese perfectionism. N01 combines a seat and a back in nine layers of veneer — characteristic of the Fritz Hansen stacking chair collection — while the base is a pure and elegant interpretation of working with solid wood.
“We aim for exceptional comfort and beautiful design by not making any compromises. With this in mind we found Nendo to be the perfect match,” says Christian Andresen, head of design of Fritz Hansen.
While the N01 chair is an honest and translucent design, its meticulous attention to detail is at times hidden in the complex, well-crafted construction. The meeting between the shell and the armrests is a tale of its own. To express a pure and noiseless appearance, the joint sections are designed to look as if they are touching each other as little as possible. At the same time, the skeleton of the chair shows immense strength and makes the design suitable for heavy use made to last for generations.
The chair is constructed as a puzzle consisting of 23 wood pieces in a mix of solid wood and veneer. While assembled by hand, each piece is crafted industrially by a Belgian family-owned wood manufacturer founded in 1924. The puzzle-like assembling ensures that the construction comes across as seamless as the design.
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