O-1 Wrap

Stool: Assembled by Tention, not Trust

STATUSRealisiert 2025

NUTZUNGMöbel

GRÖSSE45 cm


ENTWURFErik Fichter, Sebastian Pfammatter

AUSFÜHRUNGErik Fichter, Sebastian Pfammatter

AUFTRAGPrivat

This stool was developed for Hotel Regina in Mürren, Switzerland, and is made entirely from scrap wood. Simple in form, the design avoids glue, nails, or screws. Instead, it uses a single steel cable and tensioner to bind the elements together, forming a unified, stable structure.

The construction principle is laid bare: each piece is not only visible but essential. The wrapping cable becomes both structure and statement, holding the interlocking wooden elements in compression. The result is a kind of pedagogical object—one large construction detail rendered at the scale of a stool.

It embraces imperfection and material reuse, offering an honest alternative to hidden fixings and over-finished furniture. Assembly is part of the experience, making the object easy to understand, replicate, and repair. It invites reflection on how things are made—and how simplicity can be a form of generosity.