FZ1 || Combining Classic Elements and Modern Graphic Stool Design
Brave and radical, the FZ1 Stool represents a new approach to stool design, combining classic elements with a modern graphic twist, giving it its unmistakable character.
Designed by Jean-Baptiste Fastrez, FZ1 Stool is the newest member of timeless objects from EO. The stackable matte black stool consists of a powder-coated steel frame and a seat in powder-coated fine European beech wood. It has been first displayed at Maison & Objet in Autumn 2019 as a pilot product setting the stage for future items of the kind. Together with the previously released Perspective Table and So Table, it forms the NEXT collection from EO.
The design considers not the audience’s perception both as a singular item and as a stacked item as pictured above. The design pushes the audience to reinterpret what a modern stool could look like; whereas traditional stools provide minimal support on all sides, the FZ1 has handles on both sides, defining the surrounding ‘personal space’ for an individual occupying the stool, while also providing a space for personal belongings.
Viewed through a creative art perspective, the sleek handles add volume to the vertical design of the stool, and this is more evident when the stools are stacked one atop of another. The FZ1 is an apt addition to the NEXT collection, where each contributing piece is at once simple at first glance, but is the result of many thoughtful considerations, from material selection to the utilization of shape and space.
DESIGN BY JEAN-BAPTISTE FASTREZ
Born in 1984, Jean-Baptiste Fastrez lives and works in Paris, France. After graduating from ENSCI - Les Ateliers in 2010, while working with the Bouroullec brothers, he won the 2011 Grand Prix of Design Parade 6 in Hyères. Since then, he has been devoting his time to various projects of product and space design in limited and industrial editions in his self-established Parisian design studio. Among his partners are Kvadrat, Galerie Lafayette in Paris, Sèvres - Cité de la céramique, Cirva in Marseille, Moustache, and Galerie kreo. His work was exhibited at VIA in Paris, Mudac in Lausanne, The Grand-Hornu in Belgium, and Musem of Art in Seoul, and forms the permanent collections of Centre Pompidou in Paris, Villa Noailles in Hyères, and the Cnap.
Photos courtesy of EO.
