Authentic icons of Scandinavian design, the Egg and Swan Lounge chairs were designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen for the lobby and reception areas of Copenhagen's Royal Hotel.Â
The commission, which included the design of the building and all interior fittings, was an exceptional opportunity for Arne Jacobsen to apply his innovative theories on the art of inhabiting space.Â
The Egg and Swan perfectly embody his ideal of "total design", with their rounded shapes contrasting with the taut, horizontal and vertical lines of the hotel itself.Â
The Egg and Swan are the fruit of an innovative technique that Jacobsen was the first to use: a very hard foam serves as the skeleton of the shell, which is then padded and covered with fabric or leather.
Like a sculptor, Arne Jacobsen spent many hours in the garage workshop of his home in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, perfecting various prototypes to find the perfect curves.Â
For the Egg, his ambition was to create an armchair inside which a sphere of intimacy could be created, even if the person sitting in it was in a noisy hotel lobby. With or without footrest, the Egg is the epitome of the lounge chair, equally at home in private or public spaces.
Swan W74 x D68 x H77 or H85 cm – Seat height 40 ou 48 cm
Egg W86 x D79 x H107 cm – Seat height 37 cmÂ
Footstool W56 x D40 x H37 cm
Base The aluminum base swivels horizontally and vertically. The automatic return option allows the chair to return to its original position on its own.
Warranty Fritz Hansen offers a 20-year warranty after registering your furniture on fritzhansen.com
