Fritz Hansen Originals

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971)

Arne Jacobsen, a Danish architect and designer - was born on February 11, 1902.
His works represent a "Danish Modern" style. Among his architectural achievements are St Catherine's College, Oxford, work at Merton College, Oxford, the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, the Danish National Bank building in Copenhagen, The Royal Danish Embassy in Knightsbridge, London as well as a number of town halls and other buildings in Denmark. Jacobsen has also created a number of highly original chairs and other furniture.

Jacobsen's Ant chair from 1952 and the Swan and the Egg chairs, which were both designed for the Radisson SAS Hotel, have become classic. He is best known for the Model 3107 chair of 1955, known as the "Series 7 Chair" which has sold over 5 million units. The Series 7 chairs was famously used by Christine Keeler, to pose for newspaper articles during the Profumo Affair in the 1960s.

St Catherine's College, Oxford, his interpretation of a quadrangle-based college, has all the requisite elements: a quad centered on a lawn, student rooms, a garden, a dining hall and SCR, Master's Lodgings, and a "feature" (in this case, a lily pond). His creativity did not end there, however. A fastidious perfectionist, he also designed the original flatware, all of the furniture in the rooms, the locks and keys, the door handles, the sinks, the taps, and all the lights. Jacobsen's work for St. Catherine's College is now a Grade 1 Listed Building , the highest designation available for architecture in England. Jacobsen died on March 24, 1971.

Poul Kjaerholm (1929-1980)

Kjaerholm designed modern functionalist furniture that was praised for its understated elegance and clean lines. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen where he would later teach. He was formally trained as a cabinetmaker, but though he maintained a close relationship with natural woods and traditional processes, his work was geared more towards mass production and the energy of the modern movement.

Kjaerholm was awarded the Lunning Prize in 1958 and worked as an exhibition designer in Denmark and abroad. The Mobilia Press wrote of him, "when Poul Kjaerholm's designer furniture is evaluated today, it is not by virtue of its quantity, but of its supremacy".

All our pre-used vintage original Fritz Hansen products are supplied with a Scott Howard Lifetime Guarantee.

These used chairs and tables are bought in "As Seen" condition and only available while stocks last.

For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that we are completely open and honest with our customers, we would like to make the following points:

1. Scott Howard was an authorised distributor of Fritz Hansen products until 1991, when our cooperation ceased.
2. As we currently hold stocks of genuine Fritz Hansen tables and chairs at our UK warehouse, we are happy to offer these pre-used products for sale.
3. The trade marks Series 7 and PK61 are all registered trade marks belonging to Fritz Hansen.