Chair of the Day

For the first time since 1980 Fritz Hansen has put Arne Jacobsen’s beautiful chair, model ”3208” back into production.

It was originally designed and presented on the Danish furniture fair in 1969 and is possibly the most beautiful armchair by Arne Jacobsen. The chair was in production until the end of the 70’s. The production process was and is very difficult; the curves of the shell required substantial pressure which resulted in about 3?4 of the finished shells being rejected, and it was consequently discontinued.

Through the years, however, the production methods have been improved. They’ve also improved the quality of the surface and lacquering. It’s kind of sad, but because people are larger, the size is larger. But the design doesn’t suffer. Fritz Hansen hasn’t just changed some design elements, they’ve also changed the name to the more poetic Lily. The chair - consisting of 10 layers of veneer - will be available as an armchair in black, red or white lacquer or with black soft leather. You can purchase Lily at Hive Modern.

• Posted by Jennifer at 6:19 pm
• Tagged: Chair of the Day, Furniture