Arne Jacobsen book (Clásicos del Diseño) was published in 1991 by Santa & Cole. This example is from the first edition. The book documents Jacobsen’s work across architecture and furniture, with emphasis on construction, proportion, and material use. The layout follows a linear sequence of projects, combining image plates with technical and critical text.
This is a hardcover volume with printed paper boards. Text by Lisbet Balslev Jørgensen, Erik Møller, and Félix Solaguren-Beascoa. Approximately 222 pages with black-and-white and color illustrations, including architectural drawings, furniture studies, and photographic documentation. Text is in English & Spanish.
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Arne Jacobsen
Denmark
Arne Jacobsen’s practice was defined by a rigorous adherence to functionalism, a discipline he refined at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts before graduating in 1927. His early architectural work, notably the Bellevue complex, established his ability to adapt the International Style to the specific material and environmental conditions of Denmark. Following the Second World War, his output expanded into a cohesive system of architecture, furniture, and industrial objects, often conceived as total environments.
Collaborating with manufacturers like Fritz Hansen, Jacobsen utilized molded plywood and laminated shells to develop a distinct ergonomic vocabulary. Designs such as the Ant, Series 7, and the seating for the SAS Royal Hotel—the Swan and Egg chairs—demonstrate a career-long focus on structural reduction and continuous surfaces. His work remains a primary record of the intersection between architectural modernism and industrial production, characterizing the formal clarity of postwar Danish design.
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