Tub Chairs
The Egg Chair
Fashion works in cycles so they say and for the most part this is true. Indeed the UK is currently experiencing a resurgence in the ghastly fashion of the 80s wed all tried so hard to forget. And its only a matter of time before the Global Hyper Colour tshirts and illfitting fleece jackets of the nineties come around again.Similar cycles are responsible for influencing furniture and interior design however these cycles are slightly less predictable. The past 10 years have seen the furniture industry dominated by 1960s inspired minimalistic designs. Carpets have been replaced by bare floor boards traditional wooden dining chairs have been superseded by sculpted modern plastics and sharp angles have replaced soft edges. This cycle however as with all others seems to be coming to its natural end and no doubt whichever fashion replaces it will lead to rehashed versions of furniture from days gone by. One iconic furniture design however remains an exception to this rule of cycle. The Egg chair.The Egg Chairs story began as far back as 1958 when Denmarks most celebrated furniture designer Arne Jacobsen was commissioned to design the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Designing everything from the architecture down to the smallest fitting Arne created a masterpiece including a number of furniture designs that have since become legendary the Swan Chair the Drop chair and of course the Egg chair.Born in Copenhagen in 1902 Arne Jacobsen remains the undisputed king of furniture design in his native Denmark. His career highlights included groundbreaking architecture and product design but his golden period was arguably the 1950s. He worked on revolutionary housing and school projects before designing one of his most famous products the Ant chair in 1951 which was famously straddled by Christine Keeler. The Egg chair and Swan chairs were launched shortly afterwards securing Jacobsens status as one of the centurys most influential designers.
The original Egg chair is as popular today as it always has been. Still manufactured by Fritz Hansen of Denmark the design has remained completely true to the original so much so that to the untrained eye it is indistinguishable from a 1950s version.Like all style icons the Egg chair has spawned an entire genre of similar chair designs. Its groundbreaking look was the inspiration behind other design classics the best of which have to be Eero Arnios 1960s range of futuristic seating including the Ball Chair Bubble Chair and Pastil Chair.The egg chair is still influencing furniture design to this day. Modern Retro swivel chairs are common place in homes bars and nightclubs throughout the country and figure hugging tub chairs reminiscent of this 50 year old style icon have become a common feature in slick city centre hotels. The Egg chair we salute you.
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