Fritzhansen Oksen™ Chair
Oksen™ Chair
OKSEN™ CHAIR
The Oksen easy chair takes on a sharp, powerful expression, dominating a room like nothing else. Arne Jacobsen shocked design connoisseurs all over the world when he first introduced Oksen™ in 1966 – after no less than five years of design experimentation. In contrast to many of his earlier pieces characterised by rounded, organic shapes, Oksen is the largest and most controversial chair Arne Jacobsen ever designed..
DESIGNER
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
It is said that as a child growing up in Copenhagen, Arne Jacobsen painted over the Victorian wallpaper in his bedroom. But young Arne did not cover his walls with typical childish drawings or paint the ornate wallpaper boyish blue.
Instead, he decided to paint his room entirely white. His decision may seem commonplace today, but in the early twentieth century white walls were not yet in fashion. From the very beginning, Arne Jacobsen was ahead of his time.
For more than half of the 20th century, Arne Jacobsen’s ideas shaped the landscape of Danish design, rippling out from Scandinavia to influence architects and designers around the world.
He directed projects ranging from complex buildings such as Denmark’s National Bank to humble undertakings that included designing a teaspoon for his cutlery set.
Working with a relatively small studio staff driven by an unquenchable desire to create, Jacobsen’s creative process centred on his strict consideration of detail. He brought his visions to life with meticulous, hand-painted watercolour sketches. In any given year, Jacobsen managed to design what others might produce in five.
INFORMATION
OUTSIDE UPHOLSTERY
Steelcut / Light Beige/Light Red (605)
BRAND
Fritz
COLLECTION
RO
PRODUCT TYPE
Lounge Chair
MODEL
JH1
DIMENSIONS METRIC
- Height : 115 cm cm
- Depth : 87 cm
- Width : 101 cm
- Products Weight : 25.8 kg
DIMENSIONS IMPERIAL
- Armrest height : 58 cm
- Seat height : 43 cm
STAR BASE
- Aluminium
- Brushed - Matt
BASE TYPE
Swivel
SELECT VARIANT
- Brused Matt
- Black
