Egg Chair
Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Arne Jacobsen designed the Egg in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, the hotel he designed down to the cutlery. Its enveloping shell creates, in Fritz Hansen's phrase, 'a space within the space': a private room inside a public one, softening the hard lines of the modern interior.
| Designer | Arne Jacobsen (1958) |
|---|---|
| Maker | Fritz Hansen, Denmark |
| Model | 3316 |
| Origins | Designed for the SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen |
| Price | USD 8,624 as configured at Ciat Design, an authorized retailer |
| Availability | In production; available through Fritz Hansen and authorized dealers |
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Why Estate & Design selected it
In an estate, the Egg is the chair for the corner with the view. It turns away from the room and toward the landscape, giving one person a complete sense of retreat. No other single chair defines Danish modernism so immediately.
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