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The popularity of the Egg chair is uncontested, even if considered by some to be one of the weirdest representatives of the mid-century modernist movement. A lot of people want to get their hands on one, but it takes more than just knowledge to make the right decision. We’ve been saying this for a long time now but you should always try to get your hands on a replica because the market has …

Arne Jacobsen created this beautiful piece of aluminum and padded upholstery in 1948 for all the public areas of the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. The egg chair was also included on that presentation, and both chairs enjoyed a lot of popularity, but we could argue that the Swan chair has become just a little more famous and mainstream. Now, the replica market has done it again. Many Swan chair reprod …

Created in 1946, the Womb chair was designed to try and retrieve a feeling of comfort that, according to its designer, could not be felt by anyone after they’d left their mother’s womb. It’s a primal kind of comfort, one that has to do with surrendering oneself to the chair. Though its name and description might point out to a particular demographic, the Womb chair is definitely …

Copenhagen, 1902. Danish merchant Johan Jacobsen and his wife Pouline, a bank clerk, have just given birth to a son that they named Arne. The child’s restlessness and artistic prowess both flourish at the same time on his early school years, setting the stage for one of the most important legacies in Danish furniture and design. Suggested Item: Swan Chair Travelling across the world, J …