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​Interested In The Egg Chair? Check These Facts Before Acquiring It!

Posted by Gabriela Martinez on Feb 28th 2021

Are you interested in owning the iconic Egg chair? Surely your mind is asking thousands of questions like: does it look the same as in the movies? Is it comfortable? It is very expensive? We will answer all of these questions and more in this informative section of the blog. Here we will expose the most interesting facts and the most common questions that people ask themselves before purchasing the wonderful Egg chair.

The Egg chair -in case you still don't know which chair it is- is the model created by the famous designer Arne Jacobsen around 1959 for the Radisson SAS hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark. This famous chair became an icon in interior design due to its revolutionary shape. Is a sublime combination of beauty, style and organic curves, with comfort and aesthetics in mind. It, as you can see in the image, has a rotating and tilting mechanism, a polished stainless aluminum base and premium antique brown aniline leather. The form takes as inspiration not only the obvious; the egg, but also has certain features influenced by another piece known as the Womb chair made by Eero Saarinen.

Now, why is it a good option to buy an Egg chair? Well this chair is acquired when you want an exclusive and private experience. In fact, the number one purpose of this chair was exactly that: provide privacy in public places. Arne Jacobsen offered this feature to the hotel owners who wanted to decorate their lobby with high-end pieces with exclusive design, where their clients would have not only a pleasant but also a private experience. So customers could read, have a drink and other things in isolation but in the middle of the crowd.

So if you want to feel in a kind of comfortable hug due to the high and curved back of this chair, this is a perfect option for you!

Is the Egg chair expensive? Being a highly recognized designer piece, it's pretty obvious that it should be at least a little pricey, but there are more ways to get it in case you're interested in it. Let's see the two prices (the original and the replica) and ways to get this icon.

The original Egg

You can find the original Egg chair in leather material on the FRITZ HANSEN website at a price of approx. $12,522. But, in case you aren't able to spend that big amount on the chair, there is another way!

Manhattan Home Design has created for you one of the best high-end replicas of this piece of furniture. This Egg Chair reproduction is made identical to the original, with a technique that Jacobsen was the first to use; using a strong foam inner shell underneath the upholstery. So, how much is worth it? You can find it on our website for a razonable price of $1,249.00 approx.

Plus! As you can see in the screenshot, you can use the code placed there to obtain a great discount.