Designed by arne jacobsen in 1952 the chair is made from nine layers of pressure moulded veneer.
Arne jacobsen ant chair.
The inspiration for the ant came from hvidt mølggard s ax series.
Its elegant shape disguises its remarkable strength and comfort.
The ant chair s visual expression is delicate and artful much like the curves of a musical instrument.
7 chair is known for being the prop used to hide christine keeler s nakedness in the iconic photograph of her taken by lewis morley in 1963.
Arne jacobsen denmark 1902 1971 arne jacobsen bought a plywood chair designed by charles eames and installed it in his own studio where it inspired one of the most commercially successful chair models in design history.
The unusual design guaranteed the chair s stability on uneven floors and cemented its distinct identity.
It was designed in 1952 by arne jacobsen for use in the canteen of the danish pharmaceutical firm novo nordisk.
The chair was initially designed in 1951 for a danish pharmaceutical company novo nordisc who wanted a compact and light chair for their new canteen.
Not everyone understood ant at the time.
Nuy fritz hansen ant chairs coloured lacquered ash design arne jacobsen 1952 initially arne jacobsen designed the ant for the canteen at novo nordisk an international danish healthcare company.
Among the many masterpieces of furniture of the great danish architect and designer arne jacobsen is unquestionably the ant chair.
All chairs are made of pressure moulded sliced veneer.
Series 7 comes in different veneers and finishes.
The ant was named for its approximate similarity to the outline of an ant with its head raised.
The three legged ant chair 1951 sold in the millions and is considered a classic today.
Arne jacobsen design visionary and creator of the egg the swan the series 7 the ant and the drop among others.
This wooden chair was designed in 1952 by arne jacobsen to be used in the cafeteria of a danish company.
Morley just happened to use a chair that he had in the studio which turned out to have been a copy of jacobsen s design.
Myren chair is a classic of modern chair design.
It was so different so avant garde.
The ant wooden chair by designer arne jacobsen is a classic of modern design.
Originally this quality designer chair in wood was named the ant chair due to its resemblance to the shape of an ant with its head raised.