The Swan chair, Arne Jacobsen, 1958
Por Luiscercos
The
Swan is a chair and a couch designed by
Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the
Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in
Copenhagen. It is manufactured by Danish furniture manufacturer
Republic of Fritz Hansen.
Along with the Swan, Jacobsen also developed the
Egg chair and other furniture which mostly did not get into mass production, like the Drop. The Swan couch is still in production.
Jacobsen not only used the Swan for the SAS Royal Hotel, he also used it for his following projects like
Danmarks Nationalbank.
Manufacture and materials
The Swan has been in production at Fritz Hansen ever since. It is available in several types of leather and fabric upholstery. The base is always star shaped in satin polished aluminium.