Swan (armchair)
The Swan (Svanen), also known as The Swan , is an armchair developed in 1958 by the Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen . The shape, like the egg chair model , was designed for the foyer of the SAS Royal Hotel , his last total work of art . The swan is still produced today by the Fritz Hansen furniture manufacturer .
construction
The armchair is considered innovative for its time. The design contains no straight lines, only curves and has an organic effect. The construction of the chair consists of a steel frame which is upholstered with cold foam. The back of the chair's shell is made of polyurethane reinforced with fiberglass . A star-shaped foot made of die-cast aluminum serves as the base for the rotating seat.
Leather and fabric are used as cover material. In the same year, a 144 cm wide sofa was also developed on a metal shaker frame in the style of the armchair.
reception
The armchair is included and exhibited in the collections of design museums around the world, including the Designmuseum Danmark in Copenhagen, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne . It is considered a design classic. Early originals are traded at art auctions. At the documenta III 1964, the armchair was exhibited together with other works by Arne Jacobsen in the Industrial Design department .
The studio of the ARD political talk show Anne Will is equipped with red covered swans. Several swans are set up in the community house of the Nordic embassies in Berlin.
literature
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art 2003: Arne Jacobsen. Absolutely Modern , Humlebaek, Denmark.