Arne Jacobsen : objects and furniture design. / txt
By Architects.
- 127 p. : ill. ; plans ; 21cm. book
- Objects and furniture design. .
Includes bibliography.
Contents: Introduction P.009 -- Armchair and sofa P.018 -- The black slug P.020 -- Stands on Bellevue beach P.022 -- Furniture Bellevue theatre P.024 -- Furniture Stelling Paint Company P.028 -- Easy Chair AJ 237 P.032 -- Furniture Arhus City Hall P.034 -- Furniture Sollerod City Hall P.040 -- Furniture Munkegard School P.046 -- Chair 3100 the ant, and table 3600 P.052 -- Series 7, grand prix chair, chairs 3103 and 3108 P.056 -- Furniture sas royal hotel P.064 -- Table 3501 and series 3300 P.090 -- Furniture St. Catherine’s college P.094 -- The ox chair P.102 -- Cylinda Series P.104 -- Vola Series P.108 -- Bankers Clock P.112 -- Series 3600 P.114 -- Chronology P.119 -- Bibliography P.127 --
There was no place, in Jacobsen's thinking, where architecture left off and design took over, and today he is equally famed for his achievements in both domains. In the realm of furniture design, such creations as the Egg, Series 7, Ant and Swan chairs have become icons of Danish design. A sinuous organic line and strong sculptural presence are the foremost qualities of the Jacobsen look. Not one straight line disturbs the soft curves of these creations. This heretical departure from the prevailing hard geometrical paradigm of the time is one of the cornerstones of Arne Jacobsen's furniture and the source of his importance today --
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Jacobsen, Arne--1902-1971. Architect design furniture--History and desing. History--20th century Design--Denmark.