Oxford by Arne Jacobsen

Manufacturer ‣ Fritz Hansen
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Dimensions ‣ 48/126cm 72cm
Origin ‣ Fritz Hansen - Dinamarca

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The original version of the Oxford™ chair was designed for the professors at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford. The chair’s extra tall back served as a symbol of prestige and created a space of its own. The “professor’s chair” later evolved into the Oxford series. In spite of initial protests and uproar over the commission of a foreign moderist, Arne Jacobsen received an honorary doctorate from Oxford, upon completion of the project. This ground breaking example of total design is, today, considered Arne Jacobsen’s most outstanding work.