Arne Jacobsen's Copenhagen

Alongside the Egg, Arne Jacobsen designed the Swan for the lobby and lounge areas at the Radisson Collection Hotel.

These two original designer chairs originated in Arne Jacobsen’s own garage at his home in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, and have been in production at Fritz Hansen ever since.

How does it feel to sit on a Swan?

In 1958, the Swan – with its total absence of straight lines – constituted a technologically innovative chair. The Swan is built on a moulded shell of synthetic material resting on an aluminium star base, with a layer of cold foam and upholstery covering the shell. The Swan is built in a wide range of leather and fabric upholstery.

The hotel’s most popular room remains the iconic Room 606

Room 606 is a time capsule of Danish mid-century modern design and a showplace for the most beloved products by Arne Jacobsen. While the hotel has undergone several changes since, room 606 remains exactly as Jacobsen designed it in 1960.

Room 506

In recognition of it's creator, Radisson Collection Hotel, redesigned Room 506 in 2014 in tribute to Jacobsen in collaboration with Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, who shares Arne Jacobsen's passion for extraordinary craftsmanship and a clear aesthetic expression.

#2 Nationalbanken

The Danish National Bank is another building in Copenhagen designed from top to bottom by Arne Jacobsen. Its stark cubic exterior dominates the waterfront.

Inside, Arne Jacobsen's attention to detail shines through

The National Bank of Denmark is furnished with Arne Jacobsen's lamps, door handles and clocks.

The hall rises with cathedral-like proportions to the height of six storeys. At the end of the hall, opposite the main entrance, a sculptural staircase in glass and steel is suspended from the lofty ceiling.

The nation's prime money manager

The building's stone and glass facade exudes an air of solemnity and restraint matching its trusted function as the nation's prime money manager.

A main entrance made of marble

The main entrance facing Havnegade is as discreet as they come, leading through a glass sluice gate into a wedge-shaped entrance hall.

All walls and floors are marble clad, and only a little daylight filters through the narrow, perpendicular window openings.

The bank was Arne Jacobsen´s last big project.

#3 The Arne Jacobsen gallery at Designmuseum Denmark

Visitors at Designmuseum Denmark are invited to explore the exhibit’s many Danish design classics put into an international perspective and compared with foreign design icons.

The changing design trends are put into perspective with developments in architecture and interior design. Here you will experience Arne Jacobsens unique design classics such as The Ant, The Swan, The Egg, Series 7 and much more.

The Ant - playful yet elegant

Another icon by Arne Jacobsen is The Ant, which originally was designed for the canteen at Danish healthcare company; Novo Nordisk. Today, it is a design icon.

Series 7 - A modern classic

The Jacobsen Series 7 Chair or Fritz Hansen 3107 was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955 and has become Fritz Hansen & Son's best selling design of all time.
Arne Jacobsen crafted the Series 7 Chair with the same technique he used in the Jacobsen Ant Chair: a pioneering method of pressure-molding the wood veneer in multiple directions.

Smell the sea inside a theatre

As something very unique, the roof of the theatre can be drawn aside reveiling the sky above. This was an effect created by Arne Jacobsen to let the smell of the surrounding forrest and beach into the theatre.

#6 Jacobsen's Bella Vista Housing Estate

The Bella Vista housing estate designed by Arne Jacobsen is the clearest example of Bauhaus architecture in Denmark.

The feature of functionalism

The split-level design, the latticework over the balconies and the rounded corners of the building all contribute to an exotic modernistic exterior. The white-washed facades, the flat roofs, and the corner windows are all features typical of the functionalist style.

#7 Bellevue Beach - a prize winning beach

In the 1930s, Arne Jacobsen won a competition to design the Bellevue Seaside Resort near Copenhagen. Arne Jacobsen designed everything, from the tickets and employee uniforms to the Sea Baths and distinctive striped lifeguard towers.

#8 Petrol Station

The Skovshoved Petrol Station is a historic, still-operating filling station in Skovshoved at the northern outskirts of Copenhagen.

First opened in 1936, it was designed by Arne Jacobsen and is an example of the functionalist style typical of the time. It is Class A listed and was thoroughly restored in 2002.

"The Mushroom" - a time capsule

The reinforced concrete building was faced with white Meissner tiles - signaling purity and cleanliness.

To this day, the petrol station remains the only one of its kind, fully intact and virtually unaltered since its erection in 1938. Only the petrol pumps are recent additions.

The exterior of the building is dominated by the projecting oval canopy, colloquially known as The Mushroom.

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