Timeline

1924 Studied at the Royal Danish Acadamy of Fine Arts 1925 Wins silver medal for a chair design 1927 Completed his studies Married Marie Jelstop Holm and had two sons

1934 Bellavista housing 1936 Bellevue Teatret Skovshoved Petrol Station 1937 Stelling Hus building Aarhus City Hall

1942 Søllerød Town Hall Divorce with Marie Jelstop Holm 1943 Married Jonna Jacobsen and had another son. Flees to Sweden 1945 Returns to Denmark

1946 Søhlm row houses

1952 Ant chair 1955 Series 7 C. F. Hansen Medal 1956 Rødovre Town Hall Series 3300 1957 Grand Prix chair 1958 Egg chair, Swan Chair, Drop chair were designed 1960 SAS Royal Hotel

1962 Prince Eugen Medal

1965 Oxford chair 1966 Oksen chair 1968 Lilly chair 1969 Vattenfall 1970 Rathaus Mainz 24. 3. 1971 unexpected of Arne Jacobsen death

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“Carrying out the thing, getting it to the point when one might say: There, now it is good - that point is hard to reach. Often, one sets very high goals for oneself. Perhaps too high.” - Arne Jacobsen

“Carrying out the thing, getting it to the point when one might say: There, now it is good - that point is hard to reach. Often, one sets very high goals for oneself. Perhaps too high.” - Arne Jacobsen

section two Design

section two Design

References: The EGG

Arne Jacobsen designed the egg in his garage at home for the SAS Royal Hotels lobby. The Egg was designed in conjunction with other furniture and the architecture of the hotel. The egg is named the triumph of Arne Jacobsen’s Design.

The Egg has a 360 swivel and tilt for the main objective of comfort and cosiness for the user.

The eggs shell polyurethane with fiber glass for reinforcement, the outer shells upholstery is made from leather or fabric. The stand is made from satin aluminum allowing the chair to swivel.

Fabric and leatheR The Egg is made from Fritz Hansen in these fabrics: Canvas, Capture, Comfort, Diablo, Divina, Divina Melange, Divina MD, Fame, Fiord, Hallingdal, Steelcut, Steelcut Trio, Sunniva and Tonus.

The Egg is made From Fritz Hansen in these leather types: Basic, Classic, Rustic, Natural, White, Optical white, Elegance and Sense