Arne jacobsen designed the egg in 1958 as part of a commission for the sas royal copenhagen hotel in denmark.
Arne jacobsen egg chair dimensions.
The egg chair and footstool are a pair of sculpted furniture pieces shaped to respond to the human body.
The egg was designed in a typical jacobsen style using state of the art material.
Egg chair by arne jacobsen.
Egg pod is actually a design variation of the original egg chair which has been designed by the danish designer himself arne jacobsen back in 1958.
It is believed to be inspired by eero saarinen s womb chair from which it borrows some traits.
The egg is a chair designed by arne jacobsen in 1959 for the radisson sas hotel in copenhagen denmark it is manufactured by republic of fritz hansen.
Today it s been trademarked as the egg chair to differentiate it from the many mid century lookalikes.
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Advertisement 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.
The egg chair measures 34 86 4 cm wide 37 5 95 3 cm deep has a back height of 42 25.
He made it for the radisson sas hotel located in copenhagen denmark and is manufactured by the company republic of fritz hansen.
While his peers were experimenting with industrial materials arne jacobsen focused on the upholstered armchair believing it could be reinterpreted through a modernist lens.
Arne jacobsen designed the egg for the lobby and reception areas of the sas royal hotel in copenhagen.
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.
The ant and series 7 chairs produced in 1952 propelled both jacobsen and fritz hansen s names into furniture history.
Arne jacobsen egg chair with ottoman for fritz hansen.
The egg 1958 proves so.
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Designed by arne jacobsen as the signature element of his collection for the lobby of the sas royal hotel in copenhagen the egg chair can adjust for privacy and comfort by tilting and swiveling.
Its fluid lines create a sense of movement that could only be considered as part of the organic.
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.
A molded piece of foam sits beneath the upholstery creating the chair s fluid curves.
Arne jacobsen was and is an admired and outstanding designer.
The flawless design for the chair and matching footstool date back to 1958 however.
Related to the egg is the swan chair and to some degree many.
