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Arne Jacobsen ‘Egg’ Footstool for Fritz Hansen in Christianshavn Fabric.
Established in 1872, Fritz Hansen has become synonymous with legendary Danish design. Combining timeless craftsmanship with an emphasis on sustainability, the brands re-editions of iconic pieces from such Danish Modern greats as Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner, and Vico Magistretti pay homage to the originals while thoughtfully incorporating innovation and responsibly sourced materials.
The ‘Egg’ chair and its accompanying footstool has remained an iconic piece of design history since its conception by Arne Jacobsen in 1958. Like a sculptor, Jacobsen strived to shape the shell by experimenting with wire and plaster in his garage. Today, it is recognized worldwide as one of the triumphs of Jacobsens legendary career and a monumental achievement in Scandinavian craftsmanship. This re-edition by Fritz Hansen remains faithful to the designer’s vision and is executed using only the highest quality materials.
Price is per item. Available in unlimited quantities in five different fabric or leather groups and with brushed aluminum or powder-coated base in four color options: black, bronze, silver gray, or warm graphite. Prices vary; please inquire for most accurate quotes for other material and base combinations. List price reflects the ‘Egg’ chair with Christianshavn fabric group.
In stock lead time of 12-16 weeks. Out of stock can add an additional 8 weeks or more. Please note that lead times, cost and inventory availability are subject to change without notice. Please inquire for current lead times prior to placing time sensitive orders.
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Made to order. All sales final.Creator: Arne Jacobsen (Designer),Fritz Hansen (Maker)Design: Egg ChairDimensions: Height: 14.6 in (37.09 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 15.7 in (39.88 cm)Seat Height: 14.6 in (37.09 cm)Style: Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: Aluminum,Fabric,Metal,UpholsteryPlace of Origin: DenmarkPeriod: 21st CenturyDate of Manufacture: ContemporaryProduction Type: New Custom(Re-Edition)Estimated Production Time: 12-13 weeksCondition: NewSeller Location: Glendale, CAReference Number: Seller: M48031stDibs: LU1447236007262
Egg Chair
Designed by Arne Jacobsen
Designed in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair is a Scandinavian classic that has over the years become a fixture of corporate offices. It bears every mark of Jacobsen’s outsized perfectionism, for which the Danish architect was widely known.
The Egg chair was notable for its overtly organic appearance, which Jacobsen (190271) achieved with craft-based padding and upholstery finishing. Unlike the furniture makers previous range of shell chairs designed in laminated wood for Fritz Hansen, the Egg and the Swan chair along with it reflected a soulful new vision of modernity. Both created for the accommodation property, which opened in 1960, the chairs were meant to contrast with the SAS Royal Hotels straight lines as well as showcase Jacobsens eye for interiors.
A graduate from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Jacobsen was a polymath who made just about everything light fixtures, ashtrays, silverware and even door handles. For the SAS Air Terminal and Royal Hotel, he handled every detail, from textiles to furnishings. In the 1940s, the one-time mason found considerable success as an industrial designer, most notably with the Ant chair and Series 7 chairs for Fritz Hansen.
Jacobsen was influenced by modernism and designers like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Forward-looking projects like the House of the Future codesigned with Flemming Lassen in 1929 and featuring a then-revolutionary automatic garage door opener cemented his status as an innovator. Throughout his career, Jacobsen earned many awards, including the prestigious RIBA Bronze Medal in 1963.
With the Egg chair, Jacobsen continued his ongoing experimentation with synthetic materials. First, he devised small-scale clay models in his garage. The prototypes’ finished shells were made of fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane foam, padded with cast latex foam rubber and then, upholstered with leather or, in the cost-conscious hotels case, fabric.
Today, the Egg chair is supported by welded steel tubing and is mounted on a lightweight aluminum base. It is available from Fritz Hansen.
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The eye-catching work of the Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen often introduces new collectors to mid-20th century furniture. With their fluid lines and sculptural presence, Jacobsens signature pieces the elegant Swan chair and the cozy-yet-cutting edge Egg chair, both first presented in 1958 are iconic representations of both the striking aesthetic of the designers of the era and their concomitant attention to practicality and comfort. Jacobsen designed furniture that had both gravitas and groove.
Though Jacobsen is a paragon of Danish modernism, his approach to design was the least Danish of those who are counted as his peers. The designs of Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Brge Mogensen and others grew out of their studies as cabinetmakers. They prized skilled craftsmanship and their primary material was carved, turned and joined wood. Jacobsen was first and foremost an architect, and while he shared his colleagues devotion to quality of construction, he was far more open to other materials such as metal and fiberglass.
Many of Jacobsens best-known pieces had their origin in architectural commissions. His molded-plywood, three-legged Ant chair (1952) was first designed for the cafeteria of a pharmaceutical company headquarters. The tall-backed Oxford chair was made for the use of dons at St. Catherines College, Oxford, whose Jacobsen-designed campus opened in 1962 (while still under construction). The Swan, Egg and Drop chairs and the AJ desk lamp were all created as part of Jacobsens plan for the SAS Royal Copenhagen Hotel, which opened in 1960. (The hotel has since been redecorated, but one guest room has been preserved with all-Jacobsen accoutrements.)
To Jacobsens mind, the chief merit of any design was practicality. He designed the first stainless-steel cutlery set made by the Danish silver company Georg Jensen; Jacobsens best-selling chair the plywood Series 7 was created to provide lightweight, stackable seating for modern eat-in kitchens. But as you will see from the objects on 1stDibs, style never took a backseat to function in Arne Jacobsens work. His work merits a place in any modern design collection.
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Available in five different fabric or leather groups and with aluminum or powder-coated base in four color options.
‘Egg’ is available in the following selection of textile and leather types:
Textile : Christianshavn, Canvas, Capture, Comfort , Diablo, Divina, Divina Melange, Divina MD, Fame, Fiord, Hallingdal, Remix, Re-wool, Rime, Steelcut, Steelcut Trio, Sunniva, Tonus.
Leather: Essential, Aura, Embrace, Essential, Grace, Natural, Rustik.
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