Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair

He was a fairly unremarkable student at school and once his studies were finished he became bricklayer s apprentice.
Arne jacobsen egg chair. The bella vista housing estate was built by arne jacobsen from 1931 to 1934. Design arne jacobsen 1958 aluminum foam upholstery made by fritz hansen in 1958 arne jacobsen designed the egg for the lobby and reception areas of the royal hotel in copenhagen. The egg is a chair designed by arne jacobsen in 1958 for the radisson sas hotel in copenhagen denmark it is manufactured by republic of fritz hansen. The commission to design every element of the hotel building including the furniture was the designer s grand opportunity to put his theories of integrated design and architecture into practice.
Arne jacobsen egg chair. The egg was designed in a typical jacobsen style using state of the art material. The egg chair one of the eye catching pieces jacobsen designed to furnish the sas royal copenhagen hotel when it opened in 1960 is jacobsen s signature piece. Arne jacobsen designed the egg for the lobby and reception areas of the sas royal hotel in copenhagen.
We don t use the word masterpiece lightly at pash but arne jacobsen s egg chair undoubtedly qualifies. Designed in 1958 for the royal sas hotel the egg chair has. The famed egg chair is an undeniably iconic piece inspired by modern danish design. Arne jacobsen was born in 1902 in copenhagen.
Hand crafted around a dimensionally accurate fibreglass shell they are upholstered in a range of luxury fabrics including danish wools imported italian aniline leathers nubuck and cowhides and are all hand stitched in the original wave pattern style. Arne emil jacobsen hon. Arne jacobsen egg chair with ottoman for fritz hansen. The flawless design for the chair and matching footstool date back to 1958 however.
This may appear to be a fairly humble job for a man who achieved so much but this instilled an appreciation for raw materials that was a feature in all of jacobsen s work. Rove concepts has a spectacular selection of arne jacobsen design egg chairs in premium imported aniline italian leather and fabrics in your choice of colors. Each of our replica egg chairs is individually crafted and a near perfect reproduction of the original egg chair. ˈɑːnə e ˈmiˀl ˈjɑkʰʌpsn 11 february 1902 24 march 1971 was a danish architect and designer he is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.
Related to the egg is the swan chair and to some degree many. And it isn t just an elegant and timeless design. Arne jacobsen designed the egg for the lobby and reception areas in the royal hotel in copenhagen. The 50th anniversary edition of arne jacobsen s luxurious lily chair.