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3 unusual facts about Arne Jacobsen


Christine Keeler

At the time, Morley and Keeler were already famous, but the photo propelled Arne Jacobsen's model 3107 chair to stardom.

Odd-Arne Jacobsen

In the early 1970s Jacobsen toured with the saxophonist Jan Garbarek, bassist Arild Andersen and the finish percussionist Edward Vesala.

Roger Ainsworth

He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by HM The Queen of Denmark in recognition of his promotion of the work of Arne Jacobsen, the Danish architect who designed St Catherine's.


Fritz Hansen

Fritz Hansen manufactures the works of designers such as Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjærholm, Cecilie Manz, Hiromichi Konno, Piero Lissoni, Morten Voss, Bruno Mathsson, Todd Bracher, Hans J. Wegner, Hans S. Jakobsen, Kasper Salto, Pelikan Design, Jehs+Laub and Piet Hein.

Red Hill filling station

Noyes may have been inspired by the design by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen for Skovshoved Petrol Station in 1936, German designer Lothar Gotz's new garage in Wiesbaden from the 1950s, and the distinctive forecourt fittings used by AGIP in Italy in the 1960s.

Wiener Werkstätte Style

The Bauhaus in Germany, Art Deco in America from 1920 to 1940, Scandinavian design from 1940-1960 (see for example Arne Jacobsen), as well as Italian design (see Mario Bellini) between 1960 and 1980, are all strongly influenced by the Wiener Werkstätte.


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