Happy Man
While I was in Copenhagen I had pondered a pilgrimage to visit the SAS Royal Copenhagen hotel, which is usually described as the first "designer" hotel in the world.
Pretty much the entire place, from the exterior to the chairs, cutlery and doorhandles, was designed in the swinging 1960's by Danish designer Arne Jacobsen. Of particular interest for me were the chairs: this is the hotel that Jacobsen's famous (and my favourite) Swan and Egg chairs were created for.
So I spent a couple of nights in the uber-luxury of the Royal, surrounded by Swans, Eggs, and Series 7 chairs. For someone who's slightly weird about chairs, those first two in particular, the place is just a little exciting.
Of course plenty has changed since the sixties and the hotel's been redesigned since Jacobsen was let loose on the hotel, though they've kept the chairs and a few other bits and pieces.
I went a little silly with photos while I was there, so I'll be posting them over the next while whenever I find net access. This shot's of one of the Egg chairs in the hotel foyer — they're arranged in little pods across the room.
Posted on Monday, February 26, 2007 and filed under Chairs, Europe 2006-2007.
