Image source: Fritz Hansen — Swan Sofa 3321
© Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Swan Sofa 3321
Arne Jacobsen's curved 1958 sofa for the SAS Royal Hotel, reintroduced in 2000
1440 × 790 × 740 mm
1958
Approx. $14,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The Swan Sofa™ 3321 is a two-seater designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, according to Fritz Hansen's page, and reintroduced to the Fritz Hansen collection in 2000. The page says the design contains no straight lines.
Construction
- Shell: polyurethane foam with glass fibre reinforcement, upholstered with cold cured foam and covered with fabric or leather (fact sheet)
- Base: a shaker base of moulded aluminium; the two parts are joined by an aluminium rail
- Feet: synthetic black-grey leg ferrules
Image source: Fritz Hansen — Swan Sofa 3321 · © Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Specifications
- H 79 × W 144 × D 74 cm
- Seat height 40 cm, armrest height 58 cm
Story
Made for the SAS Royal Hotel
The fact sheet says the Swan Sofa™ was made as a special model for the suites, lounges and the panoramic restaurant of the SAS Royal Hotel in 1958. It was in production from 1964 to 1974 and reintroduced in 2000.
Image source: Fritz Hansen — Swan Sofa 3321 · © Fritz Hansen and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Curves only
Both the page and the sheet stress the shape: the page says the design has no straight lines and so looks organic and soft while staying simple and strongly architectural, and the sheet calls the three-dimensional shape curve-based, like the Egg™ and the Swan™.
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Collection
Swan
The Swan series by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1958: the Swan Lounge Chair 3320 and the two-seat Swan Sofa 3321, with its upholstery ranges and sizes.
