Little Giraffe 3201

Overview

The Little Giraffe™ 3201 is a four-legged chair by Arne Jacobsen. The product page and the fact sheet date the Giraffe chair to 1959, designed specifically for the restaurant at the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen; the fact sheet adds that the hotel is today the Radisson Collection Royal Hotel. According to the page, the Little Giraffe™ is an evolution of its iconic predecessor, suitable for hospitality, meeting rooms or dining spaces, and is slightly higher and wider than the original design.

Construction

• Shell: a combination of molded hard and soft (MDI) polyurethane foam, reinforced with a steel frame and glass fiber enforcement edges; fixed cover (3201) or removable cover (3201R)
• Base: four legs of bended steel tubes, chromed or powder coated; glides, cover cap and castor rims are plastic
• Weight 10.5 kg (fact sheet)

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Specifications

• H 89.5 × W 64 × D 61 cm
• Seat height 46 cm, armrest height 65.5 cm

From the SAS Royal Hotel

Page and sheet both name Arne Jacobsen as the designer of the original Giraffe, dated 1959, for the SAS Royal Hotel's Copenhagen restaurant; the same text gives it a high back plus padded armrests. The Little Giraffe™ chair is called an evolution of its iconic predecessor.

Four legs, fixed or removable cover

The page says the four-legged Little Giraffe model fuses Arne Jacobsen's sculptural aesthetic with impeccable upholstery. The fact sheet lists four models: 3201 with fixed cover and four legs, 3201R with removable cover and four legs, and 3211 and 3211R, the height-adjustable versions with five castors. It says the Little Giraffe™ is upholstered without glue, which gives functional flexibility, whether the cover is to be exchanged or simply removed for cleaning.