Pair of Arne Jacobsen Pot Chairs
Originally designed for the Copenhagen SAS Royal Hotel in 1960, The Pot chair is an example of Arne Jacobsen’s constant effort to create simpler designs with a clear-cut form. The Pot was in use in several places around the hotel, including in the spectacular conservatory with its plush carpets and two-story wall-mounted glass showcases with hanging orchids.
Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, the Pot’s design was based on a novel technological method, in which the furniture was shaped in a hard foam material and subsequently padded and upholstered. The groundbreaking method liberated Arne Jacobsen from the limitations of more traditional materials and gave him free hands to shape the form. The clear articulation of the two parts of the construction – the embracing seat shell and the supporting steel frame – exemplifies the rationalization of form and expression that Arne Jacobsen consistently sought in his design.
In 1959, the year before the official opening of the hotel, the Pot was launched by furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen but was taken out of production shortly after. It was relaunched in 2018. These original chairs from the mid-century period have been reupholstered in saddle tan leather.
W. 29” x H 27” x D. 23”, Seat H. 16”
W.29 in x H.27 in x D.23 in
W.73.66 cm x H.68.58 cm x D.58.42 cm
Seat H.16 in
Seat H.40.64 cm
$5,500/chair
$10,000 for the pair