In 1958, the Danish architect, designer and one of the founders of the “Danish functionalism” style, Arne Jacobsen, created the Egg chair, which later became one of the symbols of the 1950s. In honor of this masterpiece of world design, the international hotel chain Radisson Blu organized a traveling exhibition of miniature models of the legendary chair.
The chair was designed by Jacobsen specifically for the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (formerly SAS Royal Hotel),
located in the center of Copenhagen. The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel itself was also designed by Jacobsen and is considered the world’s first design hotel. According to the architect’s idea, the energetic, straight architectural lines of the building’s facade were to contrast with the hotel’s interior, with its comfortable and relaxed style, grayish-green tones and soft curves of lines. Trying to find the perfect form, Jacobsen, like a sculptor, sculpted a prototype from alabaster in his summer house. When producing the frame, the designer was one of the first in the world to use polystyrene. Now frames are made of polyurethane, with fiberglass reinforcement at the edges. The seat is padded with soft foam material and the backrest is padded with a layer of canvas. All parts are still stitched by hand. As a result, the chair amazingly combines elements of retro style and futuristic details. And at the same time it is fantastically ergonomic.
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The exhibition of miniature models Egg, having spent a month in hotels in Copenhagen, Las Vegas, Dublin, Nantes, Milan and Berlin, recently arrived in Riga. The exhibition exhibits include 15 original versions of the chair, made according to the sketches of the winners of a competition among design lovers. It is worth noting that out of the fifteen finalist chairs, three were created in Russia. In total, more than 60 thousand works were submitted to participate in the competition.
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Video about the birth of the Egg chair
Author: Elena Novikova-Kitaeva
