283: ARNE JACOBSEN, Giraffe chair for the SAS Royal Hotel Restaurant < Modernist 20th Century, 5 December 2004 < Auctions

Modernist 20th Century

5 December 2004

Modernist 20th Century

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Arne Jacobsen
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Giraffe chair for the SAS Royal Hotel Restaurant

Fritz Hansen
Denmark, 1958
beech, Skai upholstery 40 h × 23 w × 24 d in (102 × 58 × 61 cm)

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $4,500

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The Giraffe armchair was designed specifically for the restaurant at the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen but not produced for wider distribution. The chair was developed with a high slender backrest to provide intimacy for the diners while allowing for ease of service.

Arne Jacobsen 1902–1971

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Arne Jacobsen was an architect and designer who approached his work from both perspectives, making major contributions to Functionalism and Danish Modern style. Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, he won the silver medal for his chair design at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1925 while an architecture student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. After winning the Danish Architect’s Association competition for his House of the Future design, he opened his own office in 1929. Jacobsen was forced to flee to Sweden in 1943 following the rise of the Nazi party, but later returned to Denmark ushering in a wave of landmark public and private commissions.

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