Fatty container

Fatty container

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.

Models

There are two models, with 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 enabled by the inside having a further two pieces of plywood which allow the bending of the rounded sides, as well as also the flush fitting of the flat sides and lid. Two strong metal hinges are 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.

The 7100 'Hockerkiste'

"('Hockerkiste' translates from the German as 'Stool Crate')"
* Dimensions: (external) W400mm x D400mm x H400mm / (internal) W380mm x D380mm 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).

The 7150 'Kiste'

"('Kiste' translates from the German as 'Crate')"
* Dimensions: (external) W200mm x D400mm x H400mm / (internal) W180mm x D380mm x H380mm.
* Capacity: 25 Litres (approx.).
* Weight: 3.4kg (approx.).
* Features: Handle on the lid, designed for carrying records.

Price

While technically they are handmade, machinery is used in some of the construction processes for the boxes. [ [http://www.schmidinger-moebelbau.at/2.php?id=2&ok=5&oi=41 7100: pictures of production process, from Schmidinger website, retrieved on 1 February 2008] ] [ [http://www.schmidinger-moebelbau.at/2.php?id=2&ok=2&oi=42 7150: pictures of production process, from Schmidinger website, retrieved on 1 February 2008] ] The €198 [ [http://www.aplaceforeverything.co.uk/shop/index.php?page=886&offset=&ret=41&searched=harri+koskinen Store in Chester, price retrieved 1 February 2008] ] (7100) and €172 [ [http://www.aplaceforeverything.co.uk/shop/index.php?page=887&offset=&ret=41&searched=harri+koskinen Store in Chester, price retrieved 1 February 2008] ] (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 [ [http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR60921 Vinyl File wooden box, from Hard To Find Records, retrieved on 1 February 2008] ] [ [http://www.spybox.co.uk/shop_uk.html Spybox homepage, variations of vinyl wooden boxes, retrieved on 1 February 2008] ] . However in its favour, the Fatty is arguably far superior ergonomically and is intended equally as a piece of furniture to sit on (in the case of the 7100). That, along with being designed by a much in demand designer, Harri Koskinen, may account for this relatively high pricing.

References

ee also

* Block Lamp.

Links

* [http://www.harrikoskinen.com/products/furniture/fatty.htm Fatty] on Harri Koskinen's website.
* [http://www.schmidinger-moebelbau.at/2.php?id=2&ok=2 Fatty] as part of the Möbel Kollektion on the Schmidinger website.
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.rakuten.co.jp/scope/412059/548767/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DHarri%2BKoskinen%2Bfatty%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1T4HPEB_en___GB205 Fatty] at Rakuten (Japan). ("Google cached English translation").


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