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Designer
Arne Jacobsen
Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer born in Copenhagen. He trained in architecture at Copenhagen's Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1924–1927), won a silver medal for a chair at the 1925 Paris…
Biography
Background
Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer born in Copenhagen. He trained in architecture at Copenhagen's Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1924–1927), won a silver medal for a chair at the 1925 Paris exhibition, and opened his own office in 1930 after winning the "House of the Future" competition with Flemming Lassen.
Signature Style
Remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism, Jacobsen often designed a building together with its furniture and fittings, as at the SAS Royal Hotel. Fritz Hansen describes a process centred on strict consideration of detail, hand-painted watercolour sketches and constant refinement: "as thin as possible and never in the middle."
Notable Works
- Buildings: Bellevue Sea Bath and Bellavista (Klampenborg), Aarhus City Hall, SAS Royal Hotel, St Catherine's College Oxford, Danmarks Nationalbank
- Furniture (Fritz Hansen): Ant™, Series 7™, Egg™ (1958), Swan™, Drop™
Legacy
His simple, well-designed chairs enjoyed worldwide success and remain in production; his work shaped Danish design for more than half of the 20th century and influenced architects and designers around the world.
Collections
Products
Mayor AJ6
Mayor AJ6, the two-seater sofa by Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen, 1939, 138 cm long
Series 7 Counter Stool 3187
Series 7 at counter height, with a four-sided tubular steel footrest, launched in 2005
AJ Floor Lamp
Arne Jacobsen's AJ Floor Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel: white inner shade and tiltable light
AJ Table Lamp
Arne Jacobsen's 1957 table lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel, with a tiltable shade for directed light
Oxford Office Chair
Arne Jacobsen's 1965 Oxford chair as a medium-back swivel office chair on castors, without armrests
Series 7 Junior Chair 3177
A raised Series 7 for children with a four-sided tubular steel footrest, 2019
Grand Prix Chair
Arne Jacobsen's chair that won the Grand Prix at the 1957 Milan Triennale, on stacking steel legs
AJ Trolley Side Table
Arne Jacobsen's 1955 trolley for his tea, revived as a mobile side table
Oksen Lounge Chair 4201
Arne Jacobsen's 1966 leather easy chair, the largest and most controversial he designed
Series 7 Chair 3107
Arne Jacobsen's 1955 Series 7 chair 3107: a nine-layer veneer shell on four slim steel legs
Swan Chair
Arne Jacobsen's 1958 Swan lounge chair: a moulded CombiPUR shell on a swivel base
Lily Chair 3108
Arne Jacobsen's stackable Lily chair in veneer with wide shoulders, on a chromed steel base
