At Home in the Modern World
It is hard to walk through Copenhagen without seeing the influence of legendary Danish designer Arne Jacobsen. Born in 1902, Jacobsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and became one of the country’s preeminent architects and designers in the mid-20th century. Though his early work was primarily private residents, he went on to design the SAS Royal Hotel—one of the city’s only skyscrapers—and the Danish National Bank, renowned for its hanging staircase in its lobby. Despite his public commissions, Jacobsen’s touch remained in the private realm as well, with lighting fixture designs for Danish manufacturer Louis Poulsen and furniture for Fritz Hansen, including his iconic Ant and Series 7 chairs made out of molded plywood as well as the Swan and Egg chairs, originally designed for the lobby of the SAS Royal Hotel. Though not well known in the United States—it is suspected that his fear of flying kept him from gaining or accepting commissions in America—Jacobsen passed away in his home country 1971 as a national legend.
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