New Arne Jacobsen Style Egg Chair - Orange Wool

New Arne Jacobsen Style Egg Chair - Orange Wool

Product Description

Arne Jacobsen(1902-1971) bought a plywood chair designed by Charles Eames and installed it in his own studio, where it inspired one of the most commercially successful chair models in design history. The three-legged Ant chair (1951) sold in millions and is considered a classic today. It consists of two simple elements: tubular steel legs and a springy seat and back formed out of a continuous piece of plywood in a range of vivid colors. Jacobsen began training as a mason before studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts, Copenhagen where he won a silver medal for a chair that was then exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Art Decoratifs in Paris. Influenced by Le Corbusier, Gunnar Asplund and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jacobsen embraced a functionalist approach from the outset. He was among the first to introduce modernist ideas to Denmark and create industrial furniture that built upon on its craft-based design heritage. First among Jacobsen's important architectural commissions was the Bellav ista housing project, Copenhagen (1930-1934). Best known and most fully integrated works, are the SAS Air Terminal and the Royal Hotel Copenhagen for which Jacobsen designed every detail from sculptural furnishings such as his elegant Swan and Egg chairs (1957-1958) to textiles, lighting, ashtrays and cutlery. During the 1960's, Jacobsen's most important work was a unified architectural and interior design scheme for St. Catherine's College, Oxford, which, like his earlier work for the Royal Hotel, involved the design of site-specific furniture. Jacobsen's work remains appealing and fresh today, combining free-form sculptural shapes with the traditional attributes of Scandinavian design, material and structural integrity. This Egg looking Lounge Chair is considered one of the most influential furniture designers of the last century. Designed in 1956 it is perhaps the single-most recognizable icon of 20th century interior design.

Price:	$699.00
as of Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:41:49 GMT

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2388476 in Home

Features

• Our Jacobsen inspired Egg Chair is made (as the original) using a strong fiberglass inner shell which is padded and covered in a high quality Wool Blend. 50% Cashmere - 50% Synthetic
• The entire chair and ottoman is Hand Sewn/Stitched 8. High quality aluminum base in chip and flake resistant Satin Finish
• Smooth Contour cold pressed foam body wrap provides meticulous contour for this design
• Chair features both Tilt and 360 degree swivel function
• Chair Dimensions: height 42.9" at the highest point x depth 31.5" x width 34.6" at the widest point Chair Dimension: floor to seat height 15.9"