Article: The lost Arne Jacobsen: at the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, a single room preserves the great Danish architect's legacy. (matters of design).(Brief Article)

FOR ANYONE WHO thinks of Arne Jacobsen as primarily a virtuoso designer of chairs, it's time to reevaluate. With the centennial of the architect's birth approaching, Denmark's cultural institutions have prepared a yearlong celebration of his manifold achievements. In Copenhagen, the Danish Design Centre's "Evergreens & Nevergreens" will feature his furniture, lighting, and industrial design, and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, on the outskirts of town, will present the first complete retrospective of his architecture and interiors. As these shows will demonstrate, Jacobsen pursued an ideal of total environmental design that integrated nature and buildings, craft and ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!