Set of 2 Arne Jacobsen Egg Chairs on Cross Legs, for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1960

 
The Egg chair was a pivotal element in Arne Jacobsen’s elaborate interior design of the SAS Royal Hotel, and today the chair holds the same iconic status as the famous hotel itself. With its organic, sculptural form, the Egg is recognized as an iconic furniture design both in Denmark and around the world, with many considering it Arne Jacobsen’s principal design.Together with the Swan, the Egg was a pivotal feature in Arne Jacobsen’s acclaimed interior design of the SAS Royal Hotel (now Radisson Collection Royal Hotel) from 1960. While the hotel exterior is characterized by minimalist, rectilinear precision, the elaborate total design that Arne Jacobsen created inside the hotel was a rich and diverse environment of forms, textures and sophisticated details. When the hotel opened in 1960, it was Copenhagen’s first skyscraper and a significant architectural addition to the area around Copenhagen’s Central Station. Over time, the Egg has attained at least the same iconic status as the famous hotel itself.