Alongside the egg arne jacobsen designed the swan for the lobby and lounge areas at the sas royal hotel in copenhagen.
Arne jacobsen swan chair original.
The swan is a chair and a couch in one and as its name itself suggests it s inspired by the shape of the swan.
Originally designed for the canteen at novo nordisk an international danish healthcare company the ant chair 1952 faced an unclear future when the manufacturer expressed concern about its potential.
It s a design made by the renowned danish architect and furniture designer arne jacobsen who made it in 1958 for radisson sas royal hotel located in copenhagen.
It is manufactured by danish furniture manufacturer republic of fritz hansen.
Other designs include the swan sofa series 3300 chairs tongue chair dot stool model 3170 pot chair giraffe chair and more.
These two original designer chairs originated in arne jacobsen s own garage at his home in klampenborg north of copenhagen and have been in production at fritz hansen ever since.
The original arne jacobsen ant chair is a classic piece that he is perhaps most well known for.
The swan is a lounge chair and sofa designed by arne jacobsen in the danish modern style in 1958 for the radisson sas royal hotel in copenhagen.
Along with the swan jacobsen also developed the egg chair and other furniture much of which did not get into mass production like the drop.