Hans Olsen Fried Egg Chair, Model 188
View Similar Items
Hans Olsen Fried Egg Chair, Model 188
About the Item
- Creator:Hans Olsen (Designer),Bramin Mobler (Cabinetmaker)
- Design:
- Dimensions:Height: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 29 in (73.66 cm)Seat Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1956
- Condition:Reupholstered. Refinished.
- Seller Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU812536733332
Fried Egg Chair
When seen from above, with its teak legs out of view, the Fried Egg chair reveals the reasoning behind its culinary moniker. The chair, originally called the Model 188, was first presented at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild Furniture Exhibition in Copenhagen in 1956 by architect and designer Hans Olsen (1919–92). Olsen started his career as a cabinetmaker and eventually decided to attend the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under the famed Danish architect and designer Kaare Klint.
Through frequent experimentation with bent laminated wood as well as an application of the principles of ergonomics and anthropometry, Olsen looked to expand on the style with which we associate his better-known Scandinavian contemporaries. Having opened his own studio in 1953, Olsen worked hard to develop the skills of a traditional craftsman and to master materials.
The flat armrest on one side of the Fried Egg chair renders it comfortable for the sitter to swing his or her legs over it while remaining firmly planted in its soft, yolk-shaped upholstered seat cushion. The asymmetrical design gives the chair a unique personality that challenges more traditional examples of Scandinavian modernism yet still maintains the principles of functionality and material simplicity.
- Hans Wegner Buck Lounge Chair, Model JH517By Hans J. WegnerLocated in San Francisco, CAHans J. Wegner buck lounge chair, Model JH517 for Johannes Hansen. A rare model chair by the master in original finish oiled teak and newly upholstered in a cog...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsTeak
$8,800 / item - Hans Wegner Cigar Lounge Chairs, Model GE 240By GETAMA, Hans J. WegnerLocated in San Francisco, CAHans J. Wegner design "Cigar" chairs Model 240 for GETAMA. Handsome Scandinavian design lounge or easy chairs by the master Hans Wegner, Denmark. Masculine solid chairs executed wit...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Oak, Teak
$13,500 / set - Hans Wegner Lounge Chairs for Carl Hanson & Son Model CH-22By Hans J. WegnerLocated in San Francisco, CAHans J. Wegner design lounge chairs for Carl Hanson & Son, Model CH-22 Denmark. An original matched pair of chairs in oak with original paperboard seats in...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsPapercord, Oak
- Hans J Wegner Lounge ChairBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in San Francisco, CAHans J Wegner design oak and teak lounge chair model JH-713 for Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Simple elegance combined with high quality construction and restorations make for the perfe...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsOak
- Arnold Madsen, Lounge chair, model MS-9By Nanna DitzelLocated in San Francisco, CAArnold Madsen, Lounge chair, model MS-9. Originally attributed to Nanna Ditzel, recent scholarship suggests that this chair is actually a design by Arnold Madsen for Madsen & Schubel...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Teak
- Willy Beck Lounge Chairs, Model 4401By Willy BeckLocated in San Francisco, CAPair of large impressive high back lounge chairs designed by Madsen, Aksel Bender and Ejner Larsen for Willy Beck. Perfectly refinished teak and newly upholstered in Danish wool. Eac...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsTeak
$14,500 / set
- Hans Olsen Designed 'Fried Egg' ChairBy Hans OlsenLocated in Brooklyn, NYIconic mid-century modern lounge chair by Hans Olsen. Dubbed the Fried Egg chair because of it's languid shape, this chair is also very comfortable! Pl...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery
- Fried Egg Teak Easychair by Hans Olsen 1950sBy Hans OlsenLocated in Handewitt, DEOld FRied Egg easychai by Hans Olsen for Bramin Denmark 1956. Produced 1950s in solid teak. Old versiion with screws. Later reupholstered in a red wool fabric from Kvadrat. This work...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Teak
- Fried Egg Monochrome Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm NordicBy Hans OlsenLocated in Viby J, DKA unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried Egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFoam
- Fried Egg Chair Sheep Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm NordicBy Hans OlsenLocated in Viby J, DKA unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFoam
- Fried Egg Two-Tone Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm NordicBy Hans OlsenLocated in Viby J, DKA unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried Egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFoam
From $3,730 / item - Fried Egg Three Tone Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm NordicBy Hans OlsenLocated in Viby J, DKA unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFoam
From $3,730 / item