Showing posts with label Arne Jacobsen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arne Jacobsen. Show all posts

Monday, 22 February 2016

Seagull Chair by Arne Jacobsen, 1970

  • Designed By - Arne Jacobsen
  • When - 1970
  • Made From - Painted plywood and chromed steel
  • Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
  • More Info - The original version of the is chair (the 3108) was designed for the Danish National Bank in Copenhagen in 1968 and it had no arms. The model number of this beautiful, curvy chair is 3208. It was re-launched in 2007, named ‘Lily’ and made slightly bigger. It is available painted with red, white or black lacquer, fully upholstered in fabric or brown or black leather.

Monday, 11 January 2016

Drop Chair by Arne Jacobsen, 1958

  • Designed By - Arne Jacobsen
  • When - 1958
  • Made From - Leather and tubular steel
  • Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
  • More Info - This minimalist futuristic looking chair was designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and only 315 were made: 40 for the bar and one for each of the 275 rooms. It is available upholstered in a range of colours of leather and fabric.

Monday, 8 December 2014

Ant Chair by Arne Jacobsen, 1952

  • Designed By - Arne Jacobsen
  • When - 1952
  • Made From - Steel pipe and laminated wood
  • Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
  • More Info - This was Jacobsen's first stacking chair and one of his best-known designs.  It is available in either natural wood veneer or colours in lacquer or lazur. At first most people were sceptical about it because it only had three legs and no arms. Despite it being very minimal it is actually very comfortable. It was originally designed for use in the canteen of the Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.  It was designed to be light, stable and easy to stack up. The Ant Chair can refer to model 3100 which has three legs, or model 3101 which has four, that was added in 1980.

Monday, 28 July 2014

Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen, 1958

  • Designed By - Arne Jacobsen
  • When - 1958
  • Made From - Moulded fibreglass seat shell, foam and wool upholstery, steel and aluminium base
  • Manufactured By - Fritz Hansen
  • More Info - This chair was originally designed for the lobby of the Royal SAS Hotel in Copenhagen. It was technologically innovative for the time, as there were no straight lines. The swivel base consists of a satin-polished, welded steel tube and a 4-star base in injection moulded aluminium. It has been in constant production since it was first designed as it is a very popular and timeless piece. It's soft curves and organic form make it very appealing and although looking great on it's own it looks best in groups. It was originally designed as a side chair but a higher version for use at tables is now available. . It is also available upholstered in leather, vinyl or fabric. There is also a sofa version of this chair.