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Encyclopedia > Model 3107 chair

The Model 3107 chair is one of the most popular chairs in Danish design history. It was designed by Arne Jacobsen, using a new technique in which plywood could be bent in two dimensions. It has been produced exclusively by Fritz Hansen A/S ever since its invention in 1955. It is also the most copied chair in the world. Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, as seen from the west. ...


Being a "copy" itself contributes some irony to that fact. The chair, along with the Jacobsen's Ant chair, was, according to Jacobsen himself, inspired by a chair made by the husband and wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames. The cover of Ideal Home for February 1956 showing a three-legged Ant chair The Ant chair is a classic of modern chair design. ... Perhaps the most notable couple in the history of the field of industrial design. ...


The chair comes with a number of different undercarriges - both as a regular four-legged chair, an office-chair with five wheels and as a barstool. It comes with armrests, a writing-table attached, and different forms of upholstring. To some extent, these additions mar the simple aesthetics of the chair, while contributing with some practical elements.


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  • V&A model


 

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