The evocative Egg Chair design armchair is one of the most distinctive pieces of design, an icon of a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing environment
Egg Chair was designed by the well-known designer Arne Jacobsen in 1958 to furnish the exclusive Royal SAS Hotel in Copenhagen becoming immediately famous as the first swivel covered and upholstered chair, together with Swan Chair.
The evocative name "Egg" refers to its rounded shape, or viceversa: in this case we can correctly say we don't know which came first, the chicken or the egg.
You just need to know that the egg, as a mystic concept, sometimes related to religion or philosphy is characterized by a particular shape, that has inspired and is inspiring nowadays designers, as metaphor of life.
In Jacobsen's mind, Egg Chair is believed to represent a shell as protection for men, creating a comfortable and intimate shelter.
Conceived as sofa, Egg Chair seems to be inspired by Eero Saarinen and his Womb Chair, even if lot of people support the idea Jacobsen's version is a more completed project.
Object of desire for all design addicted, Egg Chair keeps glamour and elegance, suspended between avanguard and the sophisticated cosmopolitan style, and it brings its futuristic spirit in all rooms.
Egg Chair is available with eco-leather or leather cover, in a lot of endless colours, to turn your living room, your office, your bedroom into a private and homely relaxing room.
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