Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for Radisson SAS hotel in Copenhagen which manufactured by Fritz Hansen

The Egg is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for Radisson SAS hotel in Copenhagen. It is manufactured by Fritz Hansen.

The Egg was designed in a typical Jacobsen style, where there was no fear of pushing the material to its limit, and often using


entirely new materials to make his designs come true.

It is believed to be inspired by Eero Saarinens "Womb chair", from which it gains some traits. In many respects, though, the Egg


is a much more complete design.

Related to the Egg is the Swan and, to some degree, many of Jacobsen's plywood chairs such as "7", the Ant, the Cigar, the


Grand Prix-chair, the Pot, the Drop and the Giraffe.

The Egg was (as was the Swan) designed as a couch also - though the actual piece was thought to be a figment of someone's


imagination, fed by the existence of the Swan-couch. While the Swan-couch is still in production, only a handful of Egg-couches


have ever been made. A few were made for the Radisson Hotel, and a few years back, some were made as a "special edition"


couch. The price was quite high - about 400.000 dkr., the equivalent of 60,000 USD.

The reason for the limited production of the Egg-couch, besides the wish for exclusivity, is the difficulty involved in making it,


plus a design-"flaw"- the couch is too big to be covered by two entire cow-hides, which is only just possible with the Egg-chair.


This leaves a very visible stitching down the middle of the couch - definitely not in Jacobsen spirit. This problem can, however,


be solved by making the upholstery in fabric rather than leather.

Items No.CF026

Product name: Egg Chair

Our Jacobsen inspired Egg Chair is made (as the original) using a strong fiberglass inner shell which is padded and covered in a


high quality aniline leather or woolen mix fabric.

Available in many colors

Covering sewing by hand

Fiberglass molded to make sure nice curving

Swivel base in polished stainless steel

With tilting function

Ottoman for optional

Another matrial for egg chair is rattan

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Detail view of the woolen crepe fabric egg sessel

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Detail view of the leather egg sessel

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