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Series 7 Chair

Arne Jacobsen, 1955 – Fritz Hansen

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Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

The Series 7 Chair by Arne Jacobsen is, by far, the best-selling chair in the history of Fritz Hansen and, perhaps, in the history of furniture altogether.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Made from die-cast plywood, it can be considered the culmination of the research undertaken by Arne Jacobsen to make best use of the possibilities offered by the lamination technique, which Søren C. Hansen, grandson of the founder Fritz Hansen, had developed in the twenties and thirties.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Arne Jacobsen first designed the Ant chair, which he evolved to design the Series 7, more stable and comfortable. Light and stackable, available in numerous versions (padded, with armrests, casters, etc.), the Series 7 chair fits into all environments, from dining rooms to offices, including kitchens and bathrooms. meetings, making it the chair with the greatest range of use in the Fritz Hansen collection.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

base colors

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

The shell of the Series 7 chair is made up of 9 layers of molded wood veneer which ensure strength, durability and ideal flexibility despite the finesse of the design. But if the interior layers are always made of beech, the same is not true of the exterior layer which can be veneered with oak, maple, beech, ash, elm, walnut, etc.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Oak

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Elm

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Dark oak,
dark edge

Dark oak,
light edge

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Oregon pine

Beech

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Maple

Ash

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Walnut

Cherry

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

wood shell without armrest (3107)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

wood shell with armrests (3207)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

wood shell without armrest (3107)
+ front upholstery

wood shell with armrests (3207)
+ front upholstery

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Oak + Black Essentiel leather (price group 3)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Walnut + Black Essentiel leather (price group 3)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Walnut + Stone Essentiel leather (price group 3)

SPECIAL EDITIONS 150th ANNIVERSARY : 

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Series 7 n°3107
walnut + Vanir 150th anniv.

Series 7 n°3207
walnut + Vanir 150th anniv.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Series 7 n°3107
walnut + Grace 150th anniv. leather

Series 7 n°3207
walnut + Grace 150th anniv. leather

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

The Series 7 chair is a timeless icon of Danish design and its variation in fresh colors gives it a new lease of life without altering its classicism.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

pale rose

wild rose 

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

paradise orange

true yellow

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

venetian red 

burnt yellow 

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

lavender blue 

dusk blue 

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

olive green 

midnight blue

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

evergreen

light beige

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

deep clay

white

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

nine grey

black

2 possible finishes:
visible wood grain (colored ash) or smooth (lacquered ash)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

The colored ash version leaves the wood grain visible, which makes the chair both less shiny and less sensitive to small impacts.

The lacquered ash version is perfectly smooth, which makes the chair both shinier and more sensitive to small impacts.

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

wood grain visible
without armrest (3107)

wood grain visible
with armrests (3207)

smooth surface
without armrest (3107)

smooth surface
with armrests (3207)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

without armrest (3107)
wood grain visible
+ front upholstered

with armrests (3207)
wood grain visible
+ front upholstered 

without armrest (3107)
smooth surface
+ front upholstered

with armrests (3207)
smooth surface
+ front upholstered 

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

evergreen
+ Sunniva 132 (price group 2)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

midnight blue
+ Steelcut Trio 716 (price group 2)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

black + Black Essential leather (price group 3)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

black + Hallingdal 190 (price group 2)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

without armrest (3107)
fully upholstered shell

without armrests (3207)
fully upholstered shell

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Black Essentiel leather (price group 3)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Walnut Grace leather (price group 5)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Steelcut Trio 133
(price group 2)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

The Series 7 Swivel Chair combines comfort and functionality. Ideal for the home office, it is available with armrests (n°3217) or without armrest (n°3117).

Depth 52 cm - Width 50 cm without armrest, 61 cm with armrests.
Adjustable seat height 44-56 cm - Total height 78-90 cm

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

wood sell
without armrest (3117)

wood sell
with armrests (3117)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

oak
/ chrome 

oak
/ black

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

elm
/ black

dark oak light edge
/ black

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

walnut / black

dark oak dark edge
/ warm graphite 

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

The Series 7 Swivel Chair combines comfort and functionality. Ideal for the home office, it is available with armrests (n°3217) or without armrest (n°3117).

Depth 52 cm - Width 50 cm without armrest, 61 cm with armrests.
Adjustable seat height 44-56 cm - Total height 78-90 cm

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

wood shell
without armrest (3117)
+ front upholstered

wood shell
with armrests (3217)
+ front upholstered

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

color shell
without armrest (3117)
+ front upholstered

color shell
with armrests (3217)
+ front upholstered

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

fully upholstered shell
without armrest (3117)

fully upholstered shell
with armrests (3217)

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Black Essential leather 

Divina Melange 120

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Natural leather

Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955
Chaise SĂ©rie 7   Arne Jacobsen, 1955

Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen is born on February 11, 1902 in Copenhagen. His father, Johan Jacobsen, is a wholesale trader in safety pins and snap fasteners. His mother, Pouline Jacobsen, a bank clerk, paints floral motifs in her spare time. The family lived in a typical Victorian style home. As a contrast to his parents’ overly decorated taste, Arne paints his room in white.

Background & school relations

He met the Lassen brothers at Nærum Boarding School: later, Flemming Lassen was to become his partner in a series of architectural projects. Arne Jacobsen is a restless pupil, always up to pranks, with a self-deprecating humour. Already as a child, he showed an extraordinary talent for drawing and depicting nature through scrupulous studies. He wants to be painter, but his father felt that architect was a more sensible choice.

The Pleasant and the necessary trips abroad

Jacobsen’s travelling begin already in his twenties, when he went to sea to New York. Then followed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer in Germany and a series of study and drawing excursions to Italy. Jacobsen produced some of his finest watercolours during this period, capturing atmospheres and shapes accurately and carefully. From the beginning of his career, Jacobsen turned his gaze abroad, without abandoning Danish traditions.

Arne Jacobsen behind the design

Jacobsen production reflects his personality: an insistent, perfectionist modernist, to whom no detail was trivial, although the main picture was basically black/white and unambiguous. On the other hand, the nature-loving botanist and jovial family man: like him, his work is precise and warm, Danish and universal, modern and timeless.