The 3107 Chair
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At the Fritz Hansen factory in Denmark, a worker inspects the paint finish of a Series 7 chair in front of a wall displaying just some of the wood and color options available.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
The Fritz Hansen factory in Denmark.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
A worker runs two strips of veneer through a machine that glues the edges together.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
A cotton backing is added before the sheets are cut into their rough shapes.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
The veneer is glazed with adhesive.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
After the veneers are covered in glue, they are assembled into nine-sheet piles.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
The plywood pieces are fed into the factory's computer controlled machine (CCN, where they are cut into the signature Series 7 silhouette.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
A hydraulic press molds the stacks into chair forms; the machines can do up to eight pieces at a time.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
Workers then sand the chair forms by hand.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
A machine attaches plastic discs to the undersides of the seats.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
A robotic arm paints the hanging chairs for optimum coverage.Photo by: Alex Subrizi -
The legs are attached and one last inspection is done before the chairs are packed and shipped. Read the whole article here.Photo by: Alex Subrizi
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