Arguably one of the influential and recognizable designs of all time, Arne Jacobsen’s Collection 7™ Chair options an iconic profile that’s one among innovation, type, and luxury. 9 layers of strain molded birch veneer give the Collection 7™ its signature energy, sturdiness, and suppleness that permits so many items to flow into right this moment, even after many years of use. Fritz Hansen launched the chair in 1955 and to mark it’s seventieth anniversary, the Danish model simply launched a restricted version 7:14 AM coloration palette that includes 5 new colours as a part of the Ever the Sevener marketing campaign. “With ‘Ever the Sevener’ we’re celebrating seven many years of the Collection 7™ Chair in addition to getting folks to see it in a distinct mild…” says Els Van Hoorebeeck, Artistic Director of Fritz Hansen. The identify was impressed by what folks affectionately name the chair at residence – the Sevener.
The brand new 7:14 AM coloration palette, aptly named for the Danish mild that emerges within the daybreak of a brand new day, is ethereal and uplifting. With the slightest contact of a pearlescent glow, the colorways evoke a dewy autumn morning, floor nonetheless cool from the night time’s chill. The delicate shades, which embody Beige, Blue, Inexperienced, Pink, and Violet, are paired with a gold-toned iridescent base that lightly displays a rainbow impact. Topped with a clear end, the metal construction nonetheless shines by way of the golden tint.
“Everybody talks about sustainability, however that is the actual factor, a chair that’s been round for 70 years and shall be round for one more 70 years,” says Van Hoorebeeck. Fortunately, extra manufacturers are following Fritz Hansen’s lead, taking word that buyers actually do need issues to work properly, and final for so long as attainable. In an period of hyper-consumption, much less is extra. Working to ascertain requirements for sustainability is important as we glance in the direction of our collective future.
Since 1872, Fritz Hansen has set an unimaginable normal for sustainability, innovation, and elegance. Fritz’s creative son, Christian, began experimenting with steambending methods within the Thirties that might revolutionize the furnishings trade, perfecting these processes and placing Fritz Hansen on the map globally. Collaborating with designers like Hans J. Wegner, Verner Panton, and Poul Kjaerholm all through the many years has given them distinctive perception, studying from the previous whereas concurrently defining the longer term.
Arne Jacobsen was a prolific designer, shaping the scape of design in lots of extra methods than will be understood. Rising up in Copenhagen on the flip of the century, as a substitute of drawing on the Victorian wallpaper, he as a substitute selected to color it utterly white. An uncommon resolution for a kid on the time, he introduced this depth to each aspect of his life. A notoriously tough individual to work with, he was extremely element oriented and demanding, typically requiring his workers to remain at work across the clock. But, he threw himself simply as wholeheartedly into portray, tending to saplings, or creating Christmas playing cards for associates. Uncompromising and heat, he existed in two seemingly conflicting areas – hardened modernist designer and nature-loving household man.
To be taught extra concerning the Ever the Sevener celebrations and the Collection 7™ 7:14 AM chairs, which can be found solely in 2025, go to fritzhansen.com.
Pictures courtesy of Fritz Hansen.
