04/08/2009

ARNE JACOBSEN | ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER
If you have ever admired the Egg and Swan Chairs than you know the gorgeous work of Arne Jacobsen. Made infamous by the shot of call girl Christine Keeler sitting in it by Lewis Morley 1963. Arne Jacobsen is the Danish architect who masters the most personal and successful interpretation of the international functionalism. As a designer, Jacobsen made prototypes for furniture, textiles, wallpaper, silverware etc. Among his most famous designs are The Ant™ (designed for Novo Nordisk canteen) (1952), Series 7™ (1955), The Egg™ and The Swan™ (designed for the SAS Royal Hotel ) 1958, and the tableware Cylinda-Line (1967).
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