Denmark

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) is the Danish architect who master the most personal and successful interpretation of the international functionalism. His architecture includes buildings in Denmark, Germany and Great Britain. Arne Jacobsen studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts, Copenhagen, graduating in 1927. In 1930, he established his own design office, which he headed until his death in 1971, and worked independently.
The 'Ant' chair from 1952 became the first of a number of lightweight chairs with seat and back in one piece of moulded wood. Model '3107' from 1955 is often merely called ' Seven' was launched in beech, black and white and become the most important success in Danish furniture history . This two chairs made Arne Jacobsen world famous as a furniture designer and made Fritz Hansen an international manufacturer of design and quality furniture.
His best known projects are St. Catherine´s College in Oxford, and the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen for which he designed several pieces of furniture such as the 'Swan' and the 'Egg' chairs, lamps and fabrics but also cutlery, glasses, and door handles.
During the 1960´s Arne Jacobsen turned to forms as the circle, cylinder, triangle, and cubus, both the stainless steel tableware set 'Cylinda-Line' for Stelton and the lamp series 'AJ' for Louis Poulsen reflect this.