One day in 1960, the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel near Copenhagen Central Station gathered a number of Nordic people to celebrate the completion of the first VIP of Scandinavian Airlines in the Scandinavian continent. At the same time as everyone is happy, a "fat old man" who is accustomed to cigars in his mouth is relieved with his heart and soul. He is the greatest architect and designer of Denmark in the 20th century. Arne Jacobsen.
His legendary life did not begin with architecture, nor did he make him famous in the world. The master who grew up in an art family, from a small ambition, became a painter or sculptor like his mother. Under the strong recommendation of the neighbor Fleming Larsen (a famous Danish architect, Anah's partner), the talented Arna entered the Royal Danish Academy of Art School and began a brilliant life.
The ultimate in curved wood chairs
In 1952, Ana was invited by Danish pharmaceutical tycoon Nova Nordisk (Nova Industr y) to design a new factory restaurant. At the time, the Charles & Ray Eames couple had developed the Eames chair, which had two curved planks on the chair and back, and the bracket was made of steel. Ana, who likes modern and minimalist style, plans to design a curved wooden chair that is simpler and lighter than the Eames chair.
When he finished sketching, almost all manufacturers informed him of the impossibility of production.
This design made his friend Fritz Hansen, a Fritz Hansen furniture company known for its steam-wood technology, very difficult. The material on the back of the chair is saved to the extreme, and the three legs as the support are as fine as the industry's finest standards at the time, and are hollow! After some bargaining, Ana finally convinced Fritz with 400 orders.
As a result, the black-painted three-legged ant chair has become an eternal classic in the history of design. No one thought that this ant chair created a sales miracle of Fritz Hansen in the subsequent sales of 3 million pieces. After the ant chair, Jacobson's curved wooden chair design was out of control, from 3107, 3103, 3105, 3102 in 1955 to 3130 in 1957, and 3208 in 1961. Your own story.
St. Catherine's College and Oxford Chair
In 1961, when Oxford was preparing to build St. Catherine's College, the Ford Foundation first thought of sending a project leader, Alan Bullock, to a global study for six weeks to find the right architect. Project inspector Jack Lanxter met with Anan's assistant Knudz in Copenhagen. “He took us to visit eight works including the SAS Royal Hotel. What really touched us was the school in Vangede. Ana can completely design the school from the perspective of the students, and streamline the elements of power to the extreme, this is the paradise for children. It is Ana Jacobson!†Alan Bullock recalls.
And the architect who did not understand English and never heard of Oxford University became the biggest obstacle in cooperation. After explaining the planning of Oxford University, Ana only faintly said "I didn't understand a sentence." Therefore, the hospital had to ask a German translator to introduce the ins and outs of the master. Ana clearly found inspiration from the 14th century NewColleague, the source of Oxford's school. In the next six months, Ana did not respond, and Alan Bullock finally couldn't help but found him. Shown in front of it is a detailed sketch of all aspects of the school, including buildings, gardens, tables and chairs, lamps, fabrics and so on.
After three years of construction, St. Catherine's College is a modern and classic showcase. Unlike the Rodovre Town Hall and the Royal Hotel, the buildings in St. Catherine have a strong humanistic burst. Ana designed two series of Oxford Chairs for this project, which are curved from the side and curved in the same direction, but look rectangular from the front. This is the most representative furniture of Ana, the original It is envisaged that the seat back and the seat are made of only one double-curved curved wood, and the bracket is composed of four pieces of curved wood. Although the curved wood version of the Oxford chair has not been mass-produced, its upgraded version – the soft-sleeve chair with metal legs – has been produced by Fritz Hansen, Denmark's most prestigious furniture brand.
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