Know everything. Facts about the Fritz Hansen egg chair

1. Know everything. Facts about the Fritz Hansen egg chair Fashion works in cycles, so they say, and for the most part, this is true. In fact, Europe is currently experiencing a resurgence of the fashion in the 80's. And it is a wait for sometime before those fleece jackets of the nineties comes around again. Similar fashion cycles are responsible for influencing furniture and interior design. And the best example is none other than the Fritz Hansen Egg Chair. But, in these cases, the cycles are slightly less predictable. A look at the transition phase The past two decades have seen the furniture industry dominated by 1960s inspired minimalistic designs.  Carpets got replaced by bare floorboards  Traditional wooden dining chairs got outrun by sculpted modern plastics, and  Sharp angles got replaced by soft edges Now, this cycle, as with all others, seems to be coming to its natural end. Thus, whichever fashion replaces it; it will only lead to reiterated versions of furniture from the past days. Knowing the exception One iconic furniture design remained an exception to this rule of the cycle. The Fritz Hansen Egg chair! Below are some of the facts that you will love to know about it. 1. The Egg Chair's story began as far back as 1958. It started when Arne Jacobsen was commissioned for designing a chair for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. He was Denmark's most celebrated furniture designer. 2. Designing everything from the architecture down to the smallest fitting, Arne created a masterpiece. It included some furniture designs that became legendary since its inception:  The Swan Chair  The Drop Chair and  The Egg Chair

2. Arne Jacobsen - A brief overview 1. Born in Copenhagen in 1902, Arne Jacobsen remains the undisputed king of furniture design in his native Denmark 2. His career highlights included groundbreaking architecture and product design. But his golden period was the 1950s. 3. He worked on revolutionary housing and school projects before designing one of his masterpieces, the Ant chair, in 1951. Christine Keeler famously straddled it. 4. The Egg Chair and Swan Chairs got launched right after the Ant Chair. It secured Jacobsen's status as the century's most influential designers. What More? The original Egg chair is popular till date as it has always been. Still manufactured by Fritz Hansen of Denmark, the design remained real to the original. In fact, today's Egg Chair is indistinguishable from its 1950's version! Like all style icons, the Egg chair has spawned an entire genre of similar chair designs. Its look was the inspiration behind other design classics - Eero Arnio's 1960s range of futuristic seating that includes  The Ball Chair  The Bubble Chair and

3.  The Pastil Chair Finally, The egg chair is still an influencing furniture design to this day. Modern Retro swivel chairs are usual in homes, bars, and nightclubs. Also, figure-hugging tub chairs have become a standard feature in many city center hotels. So, if you are eager to bring home the Fritz Hansen egg chair, we are sure that you must have a classy outlook towards interior designing. Take a snap and share with us how the Egg Chair looks with you on it. You can upload the image and leave the link in the comments below.