Fatty container

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The Fatty Container (or simply the Fatty) is a vinyl record storage box designed by the Finnish designer Harri Koskinen in 1998 for company Schmidinger as part of their Möbel Kollektion range.

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[edit] Models

There are two models, that took catalogue numbers 7100 and 7150 from the Möbel Kollektion. Both are nearly identical in finish. They are made of quality Birch plywood finished with a light clear lacquer, with rounded corners formed by bending the plywood. This bending is abled due to the inside having a further two pieces of plywood which form the basis of the clever design, allowing the bending of the rounded sides as well as also the flush fitting of the flat sides and lid. Two strong metal hinges feature on either side of the back end of the lid, the front end of which has a catch for keeping it closed, with a loop for using a padlock if desired by the user.

[edit] The 7100 'Hockerkiste'

('Hockerkiste' translates from the German as 'Stool Crate')

  • Dimensions: (external) W400 x D400 x H400mm / (internal) W380 x D380 x H380mm.
  • Capacity: 53 Litres (approx.).
  • Weight: 4.7kg (approx.).
  • Features: No handles, designed for storing records in situ, and can be used as a stool (or stools, if many units placed together).

[edit] The 7150 'Kiste'

('Kiste' translates from the German as 'Crate')

  • Dimensions: (external) W200 x D400 x H400mm / (internal) W180 x D380 x H380mm.
  • Capacity: 25 Litres (approx.).
  • Weight: 3.4kg (approx.).
  • Features: Handle on the lid, designed for carrying records.

[edit] Price

Whilst technically they are 'handmade', machinary is used in some of the processes in the construction of the boxes[1][2]. The €198[3] (7100) and €172[4] (7150) retail price in continental Europe for each unit is extremely expensive when compared to similar, although lesser designed products using simpler materials, which offer the record collector an alternative at between 10-20% of the price[5][6]. However in its favour, the Fatty is arguably far ergonomically superior and is intended equally as a piece of furniture to sit on (in the case of the 7100). Matched with being designed by a much in demand designer, Harri Koskinen, perhaps could account for this relatively high pricing level.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 7100: pictures of production process, from Schmidinger website, retrieved on 1 February 2008
  2. ^ 7150: pictures of production process, from Schmidinger website, retrieved on 1 February 2008
  3. ^ Store in Chester, price retrieved 1 February 2008
  4. ^ Store in Chester, price retrieved 1 February 2008
  5. ^ Vinyl File wooden box, from Hard To Find Records, retrieved on 1 February 2008
  6. ^ Spybox homepage, variations of vinyl wooden boxes, retrieved on 1 February 2008

[edit] See also

[edit] Links

  • Fatty on Harri Koskinen's website.
  • Fatty as part of the Möbel Kollektion on the Schmidinger website.
  • Fatty at Rakuten (Japan). (Google cached English translation).