FAT: humorous silhouettes with a reductionist aesthetic, from TOM DIXON

Tom Dixon's FAT chair range is designed to hug
the body.  It's round and cuddly shape allows
for multiple sitting positions. 

Of course we need to keep our social distancing in place to help avoid the spread of Covid-19, but in doing so we are missing much needed human contact, like not being able to hug our friends, dear ones and peers when we see them.  

Tom Dixon's upholstered FAT chair range on show at Coal Office, the designer's headquarters
in Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, London.  Photo by Lucia Carpio.

So it is intriguing to learn that British designer Tom Dixon’s new upholstered chair range – FAT – is designed with rounded shapes to hug the body and allows for multiple sitting positions as we are spending more time indoors (for work and for rest) and comfort is of prime importance.

Photo by Lucia Carpio.

FAT is available as a three and two-seater sofa, dining chair, counter and bar stool, lounge chair and chaise longue.  They are made from moulded foam with a metal leg available in high gloss black lacquer and made-to-order upholstery. Manufactured in Europe, hand-finished and upholstered by experienced crafts people.

FAT chairs are available for viewing in Tom Dixon’s Coal Office headquarters in London King’s Cross, as well as in his new Beijing shop in China, in the Lounge snf Dining Hall at the Manzoni hub in Milan.

FAT Dining Chairs and FAT Lounge Chairs
in the new Beijing hub in China.  

Tom says: 'For a while, I’ve been wanting to reclaim the word FAT and make it positive again. It’s particularly appropriate for upholstery because what you really want is supreme comfort. The fatness of the curved backrests and the thickness of the upholstery makes FAT a really comfortable series of furniture.'

Tom continues: 'We wanted to make a chair that used the most elementary components to try and reduce the complexity and elements down to the absolute minimum. FAT really has the simplest of legs, but even the legs are fatter than most chairs. This creates a very solid base for the plump cushion, which is completely round. The backrest, which is half round, also allows you to make love chair configurations which are modular, in a way that very few furniture ranges are.'