Egg Chair Arne Jacobsen Original

Arne jacobsen egg chair model 3316 by fritz hansen in denmark.

Egg chair arne jacobsen original.

The flawless design for the chair and matching footstool date back to 1958 however. 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 with ottoman for fritz hansen. Category vintage 1960s danish scandinavian modern armchairs.

It was originally conceived to furnish the foyer of the sas royal hotel in copenhagen denmark s first skyscraper which jacobsen worked on between 1956 and 1960. The egg chair was designed in 1958 by danish architect and designer arne jacobsen and produced by danish furniture company fritz hansen which still manufactures it today. 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. Today it is recognised worldwide as one of the triumphs of jacobsen s legendary career and a monumental achievement in scandinavian design.

This organically shaped chair has since become synonymous with danish furniture design throughout the world. It is believed to be inspired by eero saarinen s womb chair from which it borrows some traits. Chair was later upholstered in patinated brown leather. Original tan leather egg chair by arne jacobsen for fritz hansen.

Like a sculptor jacobsen strived to shape the shell s perfect form by experimenting with wire and plaster in his garage. Arne jacobsen for fritz hansen egg chair denmark 1966. It s still produced in denmark by the original manufacturer fritz hansen. Today it s been trademarked as the egg chair to differentiate it from the many mid century lookalikes.

Architecture from the 1950s onwards jacobsen became one of the dominant figures in danish architecture but outside of denmark he made his large inroads in his work as a furniture and product designer. The egg model 3316 original upholstery by arne jacobsen fritz hansen 1963. Original arne jacobsen egg chair produced by fritz hansen in 1965. In 1958 arne jacobsen designed the egg for the lobby and reception areas of the royal hotel in copenhagen.

The egg chair arne jacobsen. It is manufactured by republic of fritz hansen. Arne jacobsen designed the egg in 1958 as part of a commission for the sas royal copenhagen hotel in denmark. Arne jacobsen early egg chair by fritz hansen.

Arne jacobsen designed the egg for the lobby and reception areas of the sas royal hotel in copenhagen.