2/1960-2-2

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

One of two 'Series 7' or 'Butterfly' stacking chair designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen Ltd. in Denmark in c.1960. The chair seat and back are made from a single sheet of plywood faced with teak veneer and the chair stands on four tubular steel legs.

Title

Series 7

Object name

chair
stacking chair

Object number

2/1960-2-2

Production person

Arne Jacobsen (designer)

Production organisation

Fritz Hansen Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1955 (designed)
c.1960 (manufactured)

Production place

Denmark (designed)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

plywood
steel
teak
chrome

Technique

veneered
moulded
bent
chromium plated

Physical description

Stacking chair with the seat and back made from a single piece of curved plywood faced with teak veneer. It has a nipped in waist and stands on four bent tubular steel legs. The feet caps are missing from this chair.

Dimensions

Height: 75.5cm
Width: 49cm
Depth: 41cm

Website keywords

seating