Modern Danish design owes a lot to Arne Jacobsen. His simple, yet elegant and functional chair designs have inspired countless other designers and architects across the world.
As we create new posts about Arne Jacobsen, you can find them here.
- Danish Ethos: Jacobsen Egg Chair September 19, 2012As mentioned yesterday, we’ve been pondering this great question from Paper Planes Design: “What piece of Danish designed furniture do you think really epitomizes the Danish design ethos?” Today: the Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair and why it’s quintessential Danish design. Innovation When Jacobsen unveiled the Egg Chair as part of the grand design for the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, ...
- Oxford Chair: 50th Anniversary Edition September 10, 2012
The Republic of Fritz Hansen just released a special edition of the Arne Jacobsen Oxford Chair that is now available at Danish Design Store!
Fifty years ago Jacobsen designed the original Oxford Chair for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford, UK. The high back version was the original “professor’s chair,” which quickly evolved into ... - Belated Birthday to Arne Jacobsen February 13, 2012Thanks to By Way of the Green Line Bus for pointing out that February 11th would have been Arne Jacobsen’s 110th birthday. So happy belated birthday, Arne! Browse through our posts about Arne Jacobsen to check out many great images of his work including the Jacobsen Egg Chair and Series 7 Chair. From the blog post http://carolynelw.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/happy-birthday-arne-jacobsen/ For those who ...
- Monday Morsel: AJ Table Lamp November 21, 2011Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Table Lamp in the ’50s for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen as part of his extensive collection, including the Jacobsen Egg Chair and Jacobsen Swan Chair. A sign of the times: the base of the table lamp was originally intended to accommodate an ashtray. Now it’s just a cool ...
- Monday Morsel: Jacobsen Ant Chair – 4 Leg November 14, 2011We’re not sure how we’ve gone months of Monday Morsels without calling out the Jacobsen Ant Chair. These simple and stylish chairs first appeared in the canteen of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk in 1952. The Jacobsen Ant Chair (“Myren” in Danish) has a fitting name: the Ant Chair’s silhouette resembles an ant with its ...
