ROYAL ARNE JACOBSEN WAS A MAN OF THE FUTURE. PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO GET USED TO HIS IDEAS. AT THE SAS ROYAL HOTEL, HE FILLED HIS RIGHT ANGLES WITH ROUNDED SHAPES AND LAID THE WORLD AT HIS FEET. Arne Jacobsen’s output was enormous. It grew out of a philosophy of creating total concepts, where everything was thought over again and designed from scratch. A common thread ran through the building, the furniture and the interior. For the SAS Royal, he created not only the world-famous armchairs, but also lamps, textiles, door handles and a series of drinking glasses that Holmegaard now re-launches in its entirety. Combining design and architecture, the SAS Royal Hotel became the world’s first designer hotel and unparalleled in its time. The concept was brilliant. The tight, orthogonal outline was filled with round, organic furniture and objects. Architecture and handicrafts had their own language, but emphasized each other’s qualities. Nearly sixty years later, the seven glasses espress the architect’s sense of bringing pleasure to the table. Wine, aperitifs, cocktails, beer, schnapps, and liqueurs — all made in the ‘fine glass’ quality, as a tribute to everything good in life. ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971) was one of the most influential Danish architects and designers of the 20th century. He was educated at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen, where he later became professor of architecture. Internationally, he is recognized as one of the leading pioneers of functionalism. He was renowned for his complete solutions that included furniture, textiles, lamps, glassware, cutlery, door handles, and more. 7
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