Designers

Arne Jacobsen

Born and raised in Copenhagen, Arne Jacobsen first hoped to become a painter, but was admitted to the Architecture School at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1924. He studied under Kay Fisker and Kaj Gottlob, both leading architects and designers. A multi talented pioneer, Arne Jacobsen is one of Denmark's most iconic and significant architects and designers. In the 1920s, Jacobsen took interest in lightweight materials like rattan as an opportunity to create light, modern furniture that matched the functionalist Danish homes he was designing at the time. Arne Jacobsen created a series of original rattan and teak furniture designs betwween 1929 and 1937 which were influential at the time and remain as significant today.

Arne Jacobsen
As early as 1925 the talented architect student was awarded an impressive silver medal for the Paris Chair, which was his very first piece of furniture at the world exhibition in Paris. On that trip, he was struck by the pioneering aesthetic of Le Corbusier’s L’Esprit Nouveau pavillon. He also became acquainted with the rationalist architecture of Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius. Their work influenced his early designs including his graduation project, an art gallery, which won him a gold medal.

Paris

The Paris lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1929 for a competition published by The Basket Makers Association. When he later the same year exhibited with the famous “House of the Future”, the chair was displayed as a part of the interior design.

Until World War II, the Paris lounge chair was produced by Robert W. The chair is known both as Fremtidens Stol (The Chair of the Future), Skovsneglen (The Forest Snail) and the Paris Chair.

The Paris lounge chair is also available in an outdoor version, the Paris Exterior lounge chair.

St. Catherine

St Catherine is an exclusive teak bench designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1935. The bench was designed for wholesaler Helge Wandel’s villa, and when Arne Jacobsen in the late 1950s got his first major project abroad, designing St Catherine College in Oxford, the teak bench was included in the plan for the associated college park.

Charlottenborg

The Charlottenborg lounge chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1936. He showcased it for the first time at the Charlottenborg spring exhibition in 1937 and since then named after the castle. The chair was originally named A.J 237 and was part of a series of original rattan chairs.

The Charlottenborg lounge chair was one of Arne Jacobsen’s own favorite lounge chairs and was a part of the interior design in his famous vacation home called ‘Knarken’ which was built in 1937.

This iconic piece is also available in an outdoor version, the Charlottenborg Exterior lounge chair.

Charlottenborg Sofa & Table

In 1937, Arne Jacobsen extended the Charlottenborg series and managed to create the perfect lounge set that includes both a Charlottenborg coffee table and a Charlottenborg 2-seater sofa.

The Charlottenborg furniture is also available in outdoor versions, the Charlottenborg Exterior coffee table and the Charlottenborg Exterior 2-seater sofa. In the Exterior collection you also find a 3-seater sofa, the Charlottenborg Exterior 3-seater sofa.

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