"I wanted to make a chair that tells a multitude of stories. The pieces of cloth in the patchwork are full of life. You get the feeling that here’s a piece from a young girl’s dress, and here’s a piece from an old, worn curtain. I wanted to integrate as many stories as possible into this design icon," Tal R.
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a tribute by Tal R
Therefore, we chose to collaborate with renowned Danish artist Tal R on this celebration of the Egg. The 50 remarkable patchwork designs found in this booklet is our joint tribute to the Egg’s ability to tell new stories for each generation.
THE EGG 1958 - 2008
In 2008 it is 50 years since Arne Jacobsen designed his iconic Egg chair. At Fritz Hansen we wanted to celebrate the anniversary of one of our most distinctive designs in a way that acknowledge the Egg’s ability to stay fresh, young and just as contemporary as when it appeared 50 years ago.
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R
50 unique postcards
As all great artists Tal R knows how to change our perspective on what we thought we already knew. At Fritz Hansen we are not afraid to say that we know Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair better than anyone since we developed the design with Arne Jacobsen 50 years ago. Still, we believe that Tal R’s 50 patchwork Eggs present us and the world with a new and enchanting vision of Arne Jacobsen’s design icon. The 50 unique patchwork Eggs have been created in close collaboration between Tal R and the craftsmen at Fritz Hansen. They are our joint celebration of the Egg’s 50th anniversary in 2008. Tal R has chosen to name the 50 unique chairs with inspiration from the writings of Sigmund Freud because the Egg is also a symbol of the forces of reproduction and the ability to create new life. The 50 unique patchwork designs are made from fabric that Tal R has found in second hand shops in Denmark, Berlin, New York, Istanbul and other major cities of the world. The pieces of cloth are genuine pieces of life as it is lived today. We cannot imagine a better way to celebrate a design classic that is truly a part of our time.
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 1 of 50 | Wolfsmann | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 2 of 50 | Freudova | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 3 of 50 | Lucie | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 4 of 50 | Martha | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 5 of 50 | Abriss | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 6 of 50 | Oedipus | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 7 of 50 | 26 July 1914 | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 8 of 50 | Totem | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 9 of 50 | Anna O | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 10 of 50 | ID | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 11 of 50 | Melankoli | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 12 of 50 | Angst | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 13 of 50 | Pappenheim | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 14 of 50 | Vitsen | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 15 of 50 | Traum | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 16 of 50 | Amalia | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 17 of 50 | Lustprinzips | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 18 of 50 | Association | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 19 of 50 | Bonaparte | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 20 of 50 | Fliess | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 21 of 50 | Charcot | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 22 of 50 | Tabu | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 23 of 50 | Adler | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 24 of 50 | Irma | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 25 of 50 | Ăœber Coca | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 26 of 50 | Moses | DDecorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 27 of 50 | Wunderblock | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 28 of 50 | Psychoanalysis | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 29 of 50 | Kallamon | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 30 of 50 | Analysis | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 31 of 50 | Bertha | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 32 of 50 | Totem and Tabu | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 33 of 50 | Berggasse | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 34 of 50 | Libido | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 35 of 50 | Theresa | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 36 of 50 | Ego | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 37 of 50 | Meta | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 38 of 50 | Anxieties | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 39 of 50 | Golden Sigi | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 40 of 50 | Dream and Occult | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 41 of 50 | Melancholia | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 42 of 50 | Hysteria | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 43 of 50 | Therapy | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 44 of 50 | The Uncanny | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 45 of 50 | Taboo of Viginity | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 46 of 50 | Sexuality | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 47 of 50 | Narcissismus | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 48 of 50 | Psychoanalytic Committee | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 49 of 50 | Psychiatric Association | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R | Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen | Š2008 Fritz Hansen
No. 50 of 50 | Unconscious | Decorated by Tal R
the Egg 1958 - 2008 a tribute by Tal R Designed for Fritz Hansen by Arne Jacobsen Decorated by Tal R ©2008 Fritz Hansen ISBN 978–87–992485–0–6
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