Arne Emil Jacobsen ( February 11, 1902 , Copenhagen - March 24, 1971 , ibid.) - Danish architect and designer , founder of the style of " Danish functionalism ". Together with Alvar Aalto is the most famous representative of Scandinavian design [1] . In addition to architectural structures, he created a number of very original chairs and other furniture. He received several international diplomas and medals.
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| Basic information | |
| A country |  Denmark |
| Date of Birth | February 11, 1902 |
| Place of Birth | Copenhagen |
| Date of death | March 24, 1971 (69 years old) |
| A place of death | Copenhagen |
| Work and Achievements | |
| Study | |
| Architectural style | Modernism , Functionalism |
| The most important buildings | Radisson SAS Royal Hotel |
| Awards | [d] ( 1955 ) [d] ( 1936 ) |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Works in the field of furniture design
- 3 Works in the field of architecture
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen in 1902. Jacobsen's first profession is a bricklayer. Then in 1924 he entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts [2] .
While still a student in 1925, Jacobsen participated in the World Exhibition , where he won a silver medal for chair design. On this trip, he was struck by the innovative aesthetics of the L'Esprit Nouveau Le Corbusier pavilion. Before leaving the academy, Jacobsen also traveled to Germany, where he became acquainted with the rationalistic architecture of Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius . Their work influenced his early creations, including his graduation project of an art gallery, which earned him a gold medal [3] .
When the Second World War began, he, as a Jew , had to flee from Denmark to Sweden , where he was forbidden to work as an architect, and he became a fabric artist. [four]
Furniture design work
Only after the Second World War, Arne Jacobsen decided to do furniture design. Almost all of his items were designed for special rooms. Many of Jacobsen’s works have become classic, among which are:
| Year | An object | original name | Illustration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ant chair | (English) The Ant Chair | A series of stackable chairs without armrests (model No. 3100), developed by Jacobsen for the dining room of the Novo Nordisk pharmaceutical company [5] . The chair got its name because of the outward resemblance of its shape to the ant that raised its head. “Ant Chair” is the first model, the back and seat of which are made of a single sheet of molded plywood [6] . The chair has a metal frame, which includes three chrome legs (originally they were plastic). Later in 1980, a four-leg modification was added (Model No. 3101). | |
| 1955 | Episode 7 | (English) The Seven series | This series of stackable chairs is a continuation of the concept of making chairs from a single sheet of plywood. Chairs of this series have different options for legs, armrests, decoration materials, but are united by a single backrest shape that resembles the shape of an hourglass. Some models that are part of this series: model No. 3107 - the most successful chair was model 3107 on four legs: by the end of the 20th century, more than 6 million copies were sold, | |
| 1958 | Swan chair | (English) The Swan | ||
| 1958 | Egg chair | (English) The Egg | This armchair was designed specifically for the interiors of the Radisson Blue Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, also designed by Jacobsen. | |
| 1959 | Dome chair | The pot chair | ||
| 1959 | Giraffe chair | The giraffe chair |
Architectural work
- National Bank of Denmark (Danish) Danmarks Nationalbank
- Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in copenhagen
- St. Catherine 's College Oxford
Notes
- ↑ Danilsson E.V. Searches for a person in modern Scandinavian painting and design (Russian) // News of the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen: scientific article. - SPb. : Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen, 2008. - No. 58 . - ISSN 1992-6464 .
- ↑ Marina Petrenko. Arne Jacobsen. Ideal proportions of success (inaccessible link) . IDH project - “Space and Style” . IDH.Design. Date of treatment May 19, 2010. Archived on August 4, 2010.
- ↑ Arne Jacobsen. Architect + Furniture Designer (1902-1971 ) (inaccessible link) . Design Museum Collection . Design Museum. Date of treatment July 10, 2011. Archived January 5, 2010.
- ↑ Interior + design, February 2009
- ↑ Arne Jacobsen. Arne Jacobsen. | Directory | Architecture and Design
- ↑ 4-leg ant chair - color - hivemodern.com