The Model 3107 chair is a chair designed by
Arne Jacobsen
Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...
in 1955. It is a variation on the Ant Chair, also designed by Arne Jacobsen. Over five million units have been produced exclusively by
Fritz Hansen
Fritz Hansen, also known as Republic of Fritz Hansen, is a Danish furniture design company. Designers who have worked for Fritz Hansen include Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971), Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980), Hans J. Wegner (1914–2007) and Piet Hein ...
.
Description
The chair, along with the Jacobsen's
Ant chair, was, according to Jacobsen, inspired by a chair made by the husband and wife design team of
Charles and Ray Eames
Charles Eames ( Charles Eames, Jr) and Ray Eames ( Ray-Bernice Eames) were an American married couple of industrial designers who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture through the work of ...
using their plywood bending techniques.
The chair is available with a number of different undercarriages—as a regular four-legged chair, an
office chair
An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height. Modern office chairs typically use a single, distinctive l ...
with five wheels and as a bar stool. It can come equipped with armrests, a writing-table attachment, and different forms of upholstering.
The chair is widely believed to have been used in
Lewis Morley
Lewis Frederick Morley (16 June 1925 – 3 September 2013) was a photographer.
Biography
Morley was born in Hong Kong to English and Chinese parents and interned in Stanley Internment Camp during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong between 1941 ...
's iconic 1963 photograph of
Christine Keeler; however, the chair used in this photograph was an imitation and not an original Jacobsen model.
The Keeler chair had a hand hold cut in the back. After the publishing of the pictures sales of the chair rose dramatically.
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File:No7Arne-Jacobsen.jpg, The chairs are easy to stack. ( Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich)
File:Model 3107 Chair red.jpg, A more recent chair, red painted ash colour.
See also
* Ant (chair)
The Ant ( da, Myren) chair is a classic of modern chair design.
It was designed in 1952 by Arne Jacobsen for use in the canteen of the Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Industries (now Novo Nordisk).
Design
The Ant was named for its approximate sim ...
* Bentwood
Bentwood objects are those made by wetting wood (either by soaking or by steaming), then bending it and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns.
In furniture making this method is often used in the production of rocking chairs, cafe ...
* Molded plywood
Molded plywood is the term for two- or three-dimensionally shaped products from multiple veneer layers that are glued together through heat and pressure in a pressing tool. The veneer layers are arranged crosswise at an angle of 90 degrees. Molded ...
* Swan (chair)
The Swan is a lounge chair and sofa designed by Arne Jacobsen in the Danish modern style in 1958 for the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. It is manufactured by Danish furniture manufacturer Republic of Fritz Hansen.
Along with the Swan, J ...
References
External links
Official Series 7™ chair website
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1955 in art
Arne Jacobsen furniture
Chairs
Individual models of furniture
Products introduced in 1955
Stacking chairs