Chairs by designer Arne Jacobsen – milestones in design history
In 1932, Arne Jacobsen began working with Fritz Hansens Eft. A/S. Over the years, he designed a series of chairs and armchairs that have often been described as milestones in the development of modern furniture. In 1952, Arne Jacobsen developed the chair that made him world-famous: "Myren" (the Ant). It was made of just two parts, seat shell and legs, and was one of the first chairs truly suited to industrial production. Thanks to its minimal use of material and simple construction, the chair was extremely economical – and yet so avant-garde that the manufacturer Fritz Hansen initially doubted it would ever be suitable for mass production. Well over five million of these chairs have been sold since.
The Ant, chair 3107 and special re-editions
The successor to the originally three-legged Ant came in 1955 with the Series 7 chair, whose name derives from the model number 3107. It was also made from a single piece of plywood, but with four legs and a wider waist. Chair 3107 can still be found in seminar rooms, canteens and cafés around the world. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Series 7 chair, Fritz Hansen launched several re-editions: chairs in pale pink with gold-plated legs, in dark blue lacquer with powder-coated legs, and a monochrome series.
Egg Chair, Drop chair and Swan
Other milestones in design history were the Egg Chair, the Drop chair and the Swan. They were part of Arne Jacobsen's largest project in the late 1950s: the complete interior of the Royal Hotel in the centre of Copenhagen in Denmark.
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