JACOBSEN, ARNE Catalogue Raisonne.

Author: Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 560
Illustrations: 294 Color Illustrations. 950 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound w/ jacket
Size: 12”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 7.00
ISBN: 8774072307
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl. Bio.
Code: 3276

Price: $275.00

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) is one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. This richly illustrated catalogue raisonne includes a description of his personal as well as his professional life, his sources of inspiration and an analysis of his work. All his commissions are illustrated in addition to renderings of all proposals. In this book, the most comprehensie written about Jacobsen, we receive an overview of his furniture design, including the Swan, the Egg and the Ant chairs, his designs of light, bathroom and kitchen fixtures. Jacobsen’s national as well as international commissions include Aarhus City Hall, the Administration building for HEW in Hamburg, the Danish National Bank, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University, England, Royal Hotel and airline transit hall, Copenhagen and many more beautiful buildings in addition to many exquisite residences. A true modernist of the highest caliber. Includes elevations and plans.