Arne Jacobsen Piet Hein Dining Table Series Six

Name: Arne Jacobsen Piet Hein Dining Table Series Six
Brand: Arne Jacobsen
Price: 2900 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Jacobsen began training as a mason before studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts, Copenhagen where he won a silver medal for a chair that was then exhibited at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Art Decoratifs in Paris. Influenced by Le Corbusier, Gunnar Asplund and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jacobsen embraced a functionalist approach from the outset. He was among the first to introduce modernist ideas to Denmark and create Industrial furniture that built upon on its Craft-based design heritage. 968 Arne Jacobsen Piet Hein dining table circular series six-star pedestal base Iconic dining table with laminate tabletop and six-star brushed aluminum pedestal base. We have a large quantity of Series Seven chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen available in a variety of colors. Chairs sold separately.

Creator:

Arne Jacobsen (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Width: 47.25 in (120.02 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Aluminum

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

1970

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Pasadena, TX

Reference Number:

Seller: MR153431stDibs: LU867110138033

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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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