Pingo was Hans Sandgren Jakobsen`s contribution to “A chair for crown prince Frederik”, a competition arranged by Foreningen Dansk Møbelindustri (Association of Danish Furniture Industry).
Dedication
Pingo looks a little like his Royal Highness: modern in appearance but with tradition behind, simple, straight, confronting barriers, and rather good at what it is supposed to. It is created for the Danish people and intended for mass production.
Pingo is already in production. It has been sold to an air port but can also be used in a church, since it has been fitted with a coupler as well as a shelf for hymn books.
Specifications
The seat and back of Pingo are made of one piece of cherry veneer, shaped under a pressure of 80 tons. The identical doubly curved “shells” are connected by an “eye”.
The frame is made of mat satin chromium-plated steel tubes, equipped with a coupler. The chair comes with suspension fittings, number indication, shelf for hymn book, desk flap, stacking cart, storage cart, as well as a series of tables with fixed or collapsible legs. Pingo is available with or without upholster and arm rests in the following woods: maple, birch, beech, and cherry. White or black laminate inside.