Swan Armchair - Fritz Hansen

Arne Jacobsen, 1958.

Swan Fame Armchair.

Arne Jacobsen designed ™ The Swan as well as the Egg ™ for the lobby and seating areas at the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen in 1958. Jacobsen's mission to design every element of the hotel building, as well as the furnishings, was a great opportunity for Jacobsen to put his theories of integrated design and architecture into practice. In 1958, the swan was a technologically innovative chair: It hay not straight, curved lines only. A molded shell of synthetic material on a rotating aluminum base in the shape of a star, with a layer of cold foam covering the frame upholstered in fabric or leather. These two originally-designed armchairs were born in Jacobsen's garage at his home in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen and have been produced by Fritz Hansen ever since. The Swan is ideal for the living room and waiting rooms as well as the home.

Armchair with star-shaped base, aluminum with satin finish and swivel.

Measurements: depth 68 x width 74 x backrest height 77 x seat height 40 x arm height 58. cm.

Fama upholstery: 95% wool, 5% polyamide.

It is available in a variety of leather types and fabric upholstery. The base is always star-shaped in satin polished aluminium.