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Fritz Hansen has released a new edition of Arne Jacobsen's classic 1952 Ant Chair, it features dyed grey oak veneer and powder coated bronze legs. The Fritz Hansen Ant Chair has sold in the millions and is considered a classic today. It consists of two simple elements: tubular steel legs and a ...

Born in Copenhagen in 1902, Arne Jacobsen studied architecture at the Royal Academy of the Arts. Architectural commissions dwindled during World War II and being Jewish, Jacobsen was threatened by the Nazi occupation of Denmark. In 1943 he left Denmark for two years. When he returned to Denmark in ...