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10/2/2002

Evergreens & Nevergreens

Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen

Danish Design Centre celebrates Arne Jacobsen's 100th anniversary with the exhibition 'Evergreens & Nevergreens'

Denmark’s famous architect and designer Arne Jacobsen, the father of "organic" design, would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2002. The Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen, is celebrating him with an exhibition highlighting his incredible design production. Fittingly, the DDC exhibition opens on February 11, Jacobsen’s birthday.

From the early 1930s until his death in 1971, Jacobsen designed and built more than 100 buildings and family houses in Denmark and abroad, including Copenhagen’s Royal Hotel and Danish National Bank. Yet he may be best known for his iconic chairs "The Egg," "The Swan" and "The Ant" still as fresh and recognizable today as they were when he designed them.

Jacobsen was known for designing both buildings and the things inside them, from furniture and lamps to door knobs. In fact, the story goes that he presented his designs for furnishing the Royal Hotel before his architectural drawings of the building were finalized, thus securing a contract for designing the interior as well as the exterior of the Copenhagen landmark.

With Jacobsen, the genesis of his creations is as significant and illuminating as the finished product. Thus the DDC exhibition highlights everything from initial sketches through painstaking production all the way to completion. His all-encompassing vision and unique working methods are part of what has helped his work endure.

Many Jacobsen designs still are produced by the original manufacturers. Companies like Carl F A/S (door handles), Djob A/S (writing desks and tables), Fritz Hansen A/S (furniture), Louis Poulsen Lighting (lamps), Royal Scandinavia A/S (tabletop products), Stelton A/S (tabletop), and Vola A/S (fittings) make and sell original Jacobsen designs, once intended for specific buildings and now available for home and commercial use.

"The demand for and interest in Arne Jacobsen design has never been higher, and probably hasn’t peaked yet," says Ulla Hovgaard Ramlau, director of the Danish Design Centre. "Jacobsen’s work exhibits the very essence of Danish design. His pieces are evergreen classics for collectors and users who demand long-lasting quality."

In connection with the exhibition, the Danish Design Centre will launch a website containing a short presentation film about Arne Jacobsen plus numerous ready-to-print photos, interview segments and anecdotes. Available in January 2002, this will be the first digital encyclopedia devoted to the life and work of Arne Jacobsen.

Image: Ant chairs (1952), Fritz Hansen

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