The

Fishbone

Chair

Designed in Copenhagen

This project was for a study abroad course focussed on Scandinavian Furniture Design.

The piece incorporates the tapered curves of fishbones and is simplistic in its raw maple material.
The weave is made from 1.2mm fishine line and creates an etherial, light minimalism.

Inspiration

New Nordic Cuisine

I was inspired by René Redzepi’s use of fish bones at Noma. A fishbone is something that we would normally discard or even find a nuisance, but in this case, it is valued for its beauty, form, and vitality.

Viking Ship Hulls

Fish Bones

Danish Design Classics

Exploring in Scale

My ideation was a non-linear process between drawings and scale models. I tested multiple designs using balsa, wool, foamboard and fishing line. I also used a wooden box to experiment with weave patterns and spacing.

Process

The piece was made entirely by hand, using traditional Danish techniques. Orthographics were drawn on paper at a 1:1 scale to better understand proportion.The raw maple was finished using a traditional Danish soaping technique.