4 Fresh and Colourful Jacobsen Classics

Danish design hero Arne Jacobsen’s famously fruitful collaboration with distinguished Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen kicked-off in 1934. Today, the majority of Jacobsen’s furniture designs persist under the watchful eye and protective hand of Fritz Hansen. Working to keep Jacobsen’s designs fresh, Fritz Hansen will often explore new colourways and interpretations of the designer’s coveted classics. Recent colourful examples include Arne Jacobsen’s Ant?, Grand Prix?, Drop? and Oxford? chairs.Ant?It was in 1952 when Arne Jacobsen?s breakthrough success at Fritz Hansen came about. Jacobsen?s Ant? chair, designed originally for the canteen at Novo Nordisk, a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company, was a hit. The Ant?, a light and stackable plywood chair with a continuous seat and back, was the first of its kind. Today, the Ant? is enjoying a new colour treatment by Danish artist Tal R. Tal R?s colours were originally created for Jacobsen?s bestseller, the Series 7? chair.Ant? in Egyptian Yellow, Altstadt Rose, Chevalier Orange and Opium Red. Colours by Danish artist Tal R.Ant? in Chevalier Orange and Hüzün Green. Colours by Danish artist Tal R.Grand Prix?In 1957, Fritz Hansen introduced Arne Jacobsen?s 3130 chair at the Spring Exhibition of Danish Arts and Crafts, an event taking place at the Danish Museum of Art & Design in Copenhagen. That same year, the chair won the Grand Prix at the XI La Triennale di Milano...
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