Arne Jacobsen - Centennial Celebration

Arne Jacobsen
Centennial Celebration
Danish Design Centre
Louisiana Museum
Denmark

Photo: Julius Shulman
Jacobsen in front of the SAS Royal Hotel in 1959

"When the SAS Royal Hotel was inaugurated, a magazine held a competition for the ugliest building in town, and I won 1st prize for the SAS building."
Arne Jacobsen
From Interview in Politiken 1971.

Times have changed......Today Arne Jacobsen’s architecture and design is admired world wide and Denmark is celebrating the centennial of his birth with exhibitions, publications, symposiums and many other events.

Arne Jacobsen mastered the range from large, complex building projects to the smallest spoon in a cutlery series. He had a holistic approach and worked with complete design solutions long before this concept was invented. The story goes that he presented his designs for furnishing the Royal Hotel before his architectural drawings of the building were finalized, thus securing a contract for designing the interior as well as the exterior of the Copenhagen landmark.

The SAS Royal Hotel Lobby (1960’s)

The Arne Jacobsen Centennial started at the Danish Design Centre on February 11th, Jacobsen’s birthday, with the opening of the exhibition “Evergreens and Nevergreens”

The grand finale of the Arne Jacobsen Centennial, a major retrospective, will open at the Louisiana Museum on August 30 and be on view until January 12, 2003.

Arne Jacobsen
"Evergreens and Nevergreens"
Danish Design Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

Arne Jacobsen
Retrospective
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

Book
Jacobsen
By Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum
Publisher: Arkitektens Forlag

Arne Jacobsen arcspace features

April 15 , 2002





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		Arne Jacobsen Centennial Celebration Danish Design Centre Louisiana Museum Denmark Photo: Julius Shulman Jacobsen in front of the SAS Royal Hotel in 1959 "When the SAS Royal Hotel was inaugurated, a magazine held a competition for the ugliest building in town, and I won 1st prize for the SAS building." Arne Jacobsen From Interview in Politiken 1971. Times have changed......Today Arne Jacobsen’s architecture and design is admired world wide and Denmark is celebrating the centennial of his birth with exhibitions, publications, symposiums and many other events. Arne Jacobsen mastered the range from large, complex building projects to the smallest spoon in a cutlery series. He had a holistic approach and worked with complete design solutions long before this concept was invented. The story goes that he presented his designs for furnishing the Royal Hotel before his architectural drawings of the building were finalized, thus securing a contract for designing the interior as well as the exterior of the Copenhagen landmark. The SAS Royal Hotel Lobby (1960’s) The Arne Jacobsen Centennial started at the Danish Design Centre on February 11th, Jacobsen’s birthday, with the opening of the exhibition “Evergreens and Nevergreens” The grand finale of the Arne Jacobsen Centennial, a major retrospective, will open at the Louisiana Museum on August 30 and be on view until January 12, 2003. Arne Jacobsen "Evergreens and Nevergreens" Danish Design Centre Copenhagen, Denmark Arne Jacobsen Retrospective Louisiana Museum Humlebæk, Denmark Book Jacobsen By Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum Publisher: Arkitektens Forlag Arne Jacobsen arcspace features April 15 , 2002