BRANDING & design (Fashion magazine)

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DESIGN CLASSIC

�rand Prix Chair

The Grand Prix™ by Arne Jacobsen

was introduced by fritz hansen at the Spring Exhibition of the Danish Museum of Decorative Art in 1957. Later that year, the chair was displayed at the Triennale in Milan where it

received the Grand Prix – the finest distinction of the exhibition. After which the chair has always been called the Grand Prix Chair™. Originally, the Grand Prix chair was introduced with a wooden and steel base and was 14

DESIGN: ARNE JACOBSEN, 1955

in production for a number of years. Today, the chair is available with a chromed base. It is lightweight and stackable and comes in walnut and beech and 9 painted versions. www.fritzhansen.dk


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