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Fritz Hansen Arne Jacobsen Series 7 3107
Designer | 02.11.2013

Celebrating 5 years (smow) online. Six for five on the Series 7 by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen

Do designers always know best? No, do they....? Back in July we celebrated the 60th anniversary of Arne Jacobsen's Ant Chair for Fritz Hansen, including mention of the heavy criticism that greeted its presentation, in particular the criticism that it only had three legs. Criticism that didn't concern Arne Jacobsen one jot. For Jacobsen the Ant Chair was conceived as a three legged chair, functioned as a three legged chair and would always remain a three legged chair. Eventually however

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