Pair of Vintage Modern "Swan" Style Chairs after Arne Jacobsen

This unique pair of Mid-Century club chairs feature swivel bases and comfortable barrel back seats. Stylish design and quality craftsmanship make for a beautiful seating addition to ...

This stunning set of six vintage modern "Oxford" chairs boast a convenient swivel base and an unusual backrest. A sleek design that functions as a dining chair, office chair, or a lo...

This Swan chair was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the lobby and lounge areas of the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. The design contains no straight lines, making it look organic and soft despite its simplicity and strong architectural appeal. Arne Jacobsen was a notoriously difficult man to work with, sarcastic and demanding, and even requiring his own staff to work around the clock rather than tend to their families. At home, he lined his cups and glasses in neat rows and ensured the children’s toys were stored out of sight. While redecorating, he had his family hold up picture frames for hours on end to make sure the final composition was just right. Yet despite his peculiarities, Jacobsen was a well-rounded individual who enjoyed painting, studying nature and tending to saplings. He had a warm, self-depreciating sense of humour evident in his hand-drawn Christmas cards to close friends or his carefully considered statements on subjects close to his heart. As a child, he liked to play the clown and throughout adulthood he continued his boyhood antics – once donning a hollowed-out melon as a hat. Oftentimes Jacobsen looked to escape the very thing he had helped to create: “I am choking on aesthetics,” he would say in private, where even the pastries he ate...

Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair (no labels) in Red Upholstery on a Four Star Metal Base Arne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, (11 February 1902 to€“ 24 March 1971) was one of...