Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen - Architect and designer

Arne Jacobsen was born in 1902 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The trained stonemason studied architecture at the Kunstakademie in Copenhagen and worked on several construction and architectural projects, such as the Bellavista settlement in Klampenborg. Later Arne Jacobsen taught at the Copenhagen Academy of Arts and received several honorary degrees from different academies from abroad. In the last century, Arne Jacobsen was the most important designer in Denmark.

Cooperation with Republic of Fritz Hansen

Series 7 ™ by Arne Jacobsen

The collaboration with Fritz Hansen began in 1934. At the beginning of the fifties the company celebrated great success with the Arne Jacobsen designs of the ant and series 3107. In addition to the major furniture designs, Arne Jacobsen also created buildings such as the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. His works reflect his perfectionism, are modern and muten functional. In his work as a designer, on the other hand, organic forms were introduced. Many of his chairs and armchairs, which he developed for Fritz Hansen since the beginning of the 1950s, became very popular: "The Ant", "Egg Chair", "The Swan" or the chairs of the "series" 7 "- the most sold chair worldwide. The company Republic of Fritz Hansen produces these seating furniture to this day.