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KK87830 PROPELLER STOOL
FRAME Ash, oil SEAT Natural canvas
KK87830
PROPELLER STOOL
An impressive design made with ingenious multi-functionality
and a highly-appealing and compact form.
Although initially too complex to put into production, the
1930 design quickly attracted attention and was featured as
a concept in several design books.
A prototype was created in 1956 for the major memorial
exhibition for Klint at the Danish Museum of Art and Design,
and the design went into production in 1962, eight years
after Klint’s death. In 1964, the Propeller Stool was presented
at the Copenhagen Cabinetmaker’s Guild Exhibition,
organized by Klint’s son, Naur Klint.
The idea of a folding stool was certainly not new; the
concept existed as early as the Bronze Age. Klint, however,
refined and optimized it, adding the innovative propeller
element.
The stool is manufactured using wood with long, strong
fibers that help support the slim, sophisticated construction.
An optional tray transforms the stool into a low table.
An exercise in mathematical construction, the Propeller Stool expressed Kaare Klint’s
vision of the ideal fold, with the two intersecting, propeller-shaped legs forming a
perfectly round rod when folded flat.
