Swan Sofa™

SPECIFICATIONS

THE SWAN™ SOFA

ARNE JACOBSEN 1958

The Swan sofa™ was made as a special model for the furnishing of suites, lounges and the panoramic restaurant at the SAS hotel in 1958. The sofa was in production from 1964-1974 and was reintroduced in 2000. The characteristic 3-dimensional shape contains no straight lines but is based on curves like the Egg and the Swan. It is available in a variety of fabric upholstery as well as exclusive leather types. The sofa rests on a shaker base in satin polished aluminium

THE DESIGNER: Arne Jacobsen

The cooperation between Arne Jacobsen and Fritz Hansen dates back to 1934. But in was in 1952 the break-through came with the Ant™. It was succeeded by the Series 7™ in 1955. This propelled his and Fritz Hansen's names into furniture history. Arne Jacobsen was very productive both as an architect and as a designer. At the end of the 50s Arne Jacobsen designed the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, and for that project the Egg™, the Swan™, the Swan™ sofa and Series 3300™...

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