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Jacobsen Egg Chair


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Jacobsen Egg Chair. Jacobsen found the perfect shape for the chair by experimenting with wire and. Created in 1958, this iconic chair began as an experimental project in jacobsen's garage, where he meticulously shaped wire and plaster to achieve.

The Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen hive
The Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen hive from hivemodern.com

It bears every mark of jacobsen's outsized perfectionism, for which the danish architect was widely known. The first production run was for 50 units commissioned for the opening of the sas reception on july 1st 1960. The design of the arne jacobsen egg chair contains no straight lines.

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The Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen hive

Its main feature is the shape curve egg shaped one single piece, that integrates seat, backrest and arms. The jacobsen egg chair was designed for the lobby of the sas royal hotel in copenhagen. Created in 1958, this iconic chair began as an experimental project in jacobsen's garage, where he meticulously shaped wire and plaster to achieve. The egg chair was a pivotal element in arne jacobsen’s elaborate interior design of the sas royal hotel, and today the chair holds the same.

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