Egg Armchair

Arne Jacobsen Egg Armchair

The Arne Jacobsen Egg Armchair is one of the triumphs of Jacobsen‘s total design – a sculptural contrast to the building’s almost exclusively vertical and horizontal surfaces.

The Egg Chair has stood the test of time and complements any modern home. It is perhaps one of the most recognisable designer furniture piece of the 20th century. Designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958. It will look great in reception or lobby area or make a fantastic accent chair in your home. This contemporary design will impress your guests.

The Arne Jacobsen Egg Armchair was designed in a typical Jacobsen style, using state-of-the-art material.

It is believed to be inspired by Eero Saarinen‘s “Womb chair”, from which it borrows some traits.

Related to the Egg is the Swan chair and, to some degree, many of Jacobsen’s plywood chairs such as “7”, the Ant, the Cigar, the Grand Prix-chair, the Pot, the Drop and the Giraffe.

The Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair was the culminations of a new technique that Jacobsen pioneered with the Egg. Like a sculptor, Jacobsen first sculpted the Egg out of clay in his garage so he could perfect the shape. He then molded the Egg Chair out of a strong foam inner shell under the upholstery. The result is a wholly unique shape, meaning the Jacobsen Egg Chair affords privacy in otherwise public spaces.

The Arne Jacobsen Egg Armchair first appeared in the reception areas of the Royal Hotel, in Copenhagen. The commission to design every element of the hotel building as well as the furniture was Jacobsen’s grand opportunity to put his theories of integrated design and architecture into practice.

Type/Material:

• Egg Chair is constructed with fibreglass outer shell and polyurethane foam and covered in high grade velvet fabric
• Polyurethane foam
• Aluminium four star base

Size:

• 87cm W x 76cm D x 115cm H

Colour

• Yellow
• Aluminium Base