Model 3107 chair
The Model 3107 chair is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955. It is a variation on the Ant Chair, also designed by Arne Jacobsen. Over 5 million units have been produced exclusively by Fritz Hansen.
 Models 3207, 3108 and 3107 in the City Hall Mainz, Germany. | |
| Designer | Arne Jacobsen |
|---|---|
| Date | 1955 |
| Materials | Steel frame, fabric cover |
| Style / tradition | Modernist |
| Sold by | Fritz Hansen (Denmark) |
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 using their plywood bending techniques.[1]
The chair is available with a number of different undercarriages — as a regular four-legged chair, an office chair 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's iconic photograph of Christine Keeler; however, the chair used in this photograph was an imitation and not an original Jacobsen model.[2][3] The Keeler chair had a hand hold cut in the back. After the publishing of the pictures sales of the chair rose dramatically.[4]
See also
References
- https://designmuseum.org/design/chairs-1950s%22Chairs+-+1950s%22.+Photography.+Design+Museum.+Retrieved+2019-04-14.
- Volker Albus; Reyer Kras; Jonathan M. Woodham (2000). Icons of design!: the 20th century. Prestel. p. 100. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- "The Keeler Chair (Unknown)". Photography. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2019-04-14. Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, October 2013. Notes: Although made in Denmark, Keeler's chair is in fact an early 'rip-off' of Jacobsen's design. Morley claimed to have bought the chair at a Heal's sale in 1962 for £2
- dwell.com: The 3107 Chair
External links
Media related to Series 7 chairs (Arne Jacobsen) at Wikimedia Commons- Official Series 7™ chair website