Charlottenborg Lounge Chair by Arne Jacobsen, New Edition

About the Item

Charlottenborg lounge chair. The curved shape, which later became very characteristic for Arne Jacobsen’s many famous chairs, is already suggested in this very early piece of furniture. The Charlottenborg sofa has quite an unconventional shape, where the elegant curved rattan frame integrates the back seamlessly with the armrest at the bottom of the sofa. The frame of rattan is mounted with an upholstered cushion, available in a range of hardwearing fabric types. The elegant design of this 2-seat sofa will beautifully accessorize any living room, hall or vacation home. It is a known fact, that the Charlottenborg chair was one of Arne Jacobsen’s favourite lounge chairs in his famous vacation home Knarken near Sejroebugten. Cushions available in black, white, beige, taupe or mocca.

Creator:

Sika Design (Manufacturer),Arne Jacobsen (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 28.75 in (73 cm)Depth: 30.32 in (77 cm)Seat Height: 15.36 in (39 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Rattan

Place of Origin:

Scandinavia

Period:

1930-1939

Date of Manufacture:

1936

Condition:

Seller Location:

Courbevoie, FR

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1719214925551

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The eye-catching work of the Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen often introduces new collectors to mid-20th century furniture. With their fluid lines and sculptural presence, Jacobsen’s signature pieces — the elegant Swan chair and the cozy-yet-cutting edge Egg chair, both first presented in 1958 — are iconic representations of both the striking aesthetic of the designers of the era and their concomitant attention to practicality and comfort. Jacobsen designed furniture that had both gravitas and groove.

Though Jacobsen is a paragon of Danish modernism, his approach to design was the least “Danish” of those who are counted as his peers. The designs of Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Børge Mogensen and others grew out of their studies as cabinetmakers. They prized skilled craftsmanship and their primary material was carved, turned and joined wood. Jacobsen was first and foremost an architect, and while he shared his colleagues’ devotion to quality of construction, he was far more open to other materials such as metal and fiberglass.

Many of Jacobsen’s best-known pieces had their origin in architectural commissions. His molded-plywood, three-legged Ant chair (1952) was first designed for the cafeteria of a pharmaceutical company headquarters. The tall-backed Oxford chair was made for the use of dons at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, whose Jacobsen-designed campus opened in 1962 (while still under construction). The Swan, Egg and Drop chairs and the AJ desk lamp were all created as part of Jacobsen’s plan for the SAS Royal Copenhagen Hotel, which opened in 1960. (The hotel has since been redecorated, but one guest room has been preserved with all-Jacobsen accoutrements.)

To Jacobsen’s mind, the chief merit of any design was practicality. He designed the first stainless-steel cutlery set made by the Danish silver company Georg Jensen; Jacobsen’s best-selling chair — the plywood Series 7 — was created to provide lightweight, stackable seating for modern eat-in kitchens. But as you will see from the objects on 1stDibs, style never took a backseat to function in Arne Jacobsen’s work. His work merits a place in any modern design collection.

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