Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971) is arguably the greatest designer Denmark has ever produced. An architect by training, Jacobsen approached every project as a "gesamtkunstwerk" — a total work of art — designing the building, the furniture, the lighting, and the hardware as a single unified vision. The results include the Egg Chair, the Ant Chair, and the Series 7 Chair (all produced by Fritz Hansen), and the iconic AJ Lamp, originally designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen in 1957 and still produced today by Louis Poulsen. These are not vintage pieces — they are living designs, continuously manufactured to their original specifications. MetropolitanDecor.com carries authorized Arne Jacobsen pieces, bringing mid-century Danish modernism's greatest voice into your home.