Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, as seen from the west.

Arne Jacobsen (February 11, 1902 – March 24, 1971) was a Danish Jewish architect and designer, exemplar of the "Danish Modern" style. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1257x2272, 321 KB) Royal Hotel Copenhagen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1257x2272, 321 KB) Royal Hotel Copenhagen. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Designer is a broad term for a person who designs any of a variety of things. ...

Among his architectural achievements are St Catherine's College, Oxford, work at Merton College, Oxford, the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, the Danish National Bank building in Copenhagen, as well as a number of town halls and other buildings in his native Denmark. Jacobsen has created a number of highly original chairs and other furniture. He has received several international distinctions and medals. Full name St Catherines College Motto Nova et Vetera The New and the Old Named after Previous names Established 1963 Sister College(s) Robinson College Master Prof. ... College name The House of Scholars of Merton Named after Walter de Merton Established 1264 Sister College Peterhouse Warden Prof. ... The Radisson SAS Royal Hotel is the larges hotel in Denmark. ... Danmarks Nationalbank (English: National Bank of Denmark - in Danish often simply Nationalbanken) is the central bank of Denmark. ... Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan (the way the Danes themselves pronounce the capitals name when saying it in English), or , with a as in spa; Danish IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,115,035 (2006)), at present made up of...

Many of Jacobsen's furniture designs have become classic, including the Ant chair from 1952 and the Swan and the Egg which were both designed for the Radisson SAS Hotel. Jacobsen is, however, perhaps best known for the Model 3107 chair of 1955, known also as the "Number 7 Chair" which has sold over 5 million copies. The Number 7 chair is perhaps best known for being the prop used to hide Christine Keeler's nakedness in Lewis Morley's iconic portrait [1] of 1963. Morley just happened to use a chair that he had in the studio, which turns out to have been a copy of Jacobsen's design. Since then, Number 7 chairs have been used for many similar portraits imitating the pose. A design classic is a product that has been deemed a classic design, that is timeless or relevant to the age. ... The cover of Ideal Home for February 1956 showing a three-legged Ant chair The Ant chair is a classic of modern chair design. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Egg is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the Radisson SAS hotel in Copenhagen. ... The Model 3107 chair is one of the most popular chairs in Danish design history. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christine Keeler, the woman that shook the British government Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) was a British model and showgirl. ... A contact sheet from Morleys famous photoshoot with Christine Keeler. ...

His other visible contribution to pop culture in the media is his flatware design [2], with right- and left-handed spoons in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, picked for the film because of its "futuristic" design.

St Catherine's College, Oxford, his interpretation of a quadrangle-based college, has all the requisite elements: a quad centered on a lawn (a circle with one or two Cedar of Lebanon trees), student rooms (laid out in two long rows), a garden, a dining hall and SCR, Master's Lodgings, and a "feature" (in this case, a lily pond). His creativity did not end there, however. A fastidious perfectionist, he also designed the original flatware, all of the furniture in the rooms, the locks and keys, the door handles, the sinks, the taps, and all the lights. Though only staircases 1 and 2 have the original and completed design (and his entire design originally was more extensive, with a three-story layout), the metal shower stalls and bathrooms are intact. It is also notable that the original paving is almost perfectly parallel and perpendicular to the buildings despite 30 years of wear. Full name St Catherines College Motto Nova et Vetera The New and the Old Named after Previous names Established 1963 Sister College(s) Robinson College Master Prof. ... Binomial name Cedrus libani A. Rich. ...

Major works

Furniture

• The Ant (1952)
• Model 3107 chair (1955)
• The Egg (1958)
• The Swan (1958)

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• Bellavista in Klampenborg (1933-34)
• Bellevue Theatre (1935-36)
• Århus Town Hall (1939-42)
• Søllerød Town Hall (1940-42)
• Søholm semi-detached houses in Klampenborg (1950-54)
• Rødovre Town Hall (1957)
• Glostrup Town Hall (1958)
• The Munkegård School in Cph (1955-59)
• SAS Royal Hotel Cph (1958-1960)
• Toms Chocolate Factories in Ballerup (1961)
• Danmarks National bank (started in 1965)
• St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford (1964-66)

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• Arne Jacobsen 100 - The official Arne Jacobsen homepage created to celebrate his centennial anniversary
• Arne Jacobsen portrait and photos of his most important furniture designs
• #7 chair picture
• Lot's of Arne Jacobsen old products

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