Arne Jacobsen: Life & Work is the definitive monograph on one of the 20th century's most complete designers — a decade in the making, built from archival research that draws out dimensions of Jacobsen's practice rarely addressed elsewhere.
About This Book
Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971) occupies a singular position in modernist design history: equally celebrated for architecture and furniture, his Egg and Swan chairs remain among the most recognisable objects of the 20th century, while his buildings demonstrate a mastery of modern construction and material innovation. This exhaustive monograph, authored by researchers Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum after sustained archival work, moves beyond the canonical furniture icons to examine Jacobsen's full creative intelligence — his watercolour practice, his engagement with new building methods, and his restless experimentation with materials. Essential reading for anyone serious about Scandinavian modernism or 20th-century design history.
Key Features
- 560 pages of archival research, architectural documentation, and design analysis
- Authored by researchers Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum
- Published by The Danish Architectural Press, ISBN 9788774070023
What You'll Discover
- How Jacobsen bridged furniture design and architecture within a unified modernist vision, rather than treating them as separate disciplines
- His engagement with watercolour painting as a practice integral to his design thinking, not peripheral to it
- The material and technical experimentation that underpinned his ability to realise formally precise, innovative buildings
- Archival findings that surface new aspects of his creative process, drawn from primary sources assembled over a decade of research
About the Author
Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum are researchers who spent a decade working through archives and primary material to produce this monograph. Their sustained engagement with the Jacobsen archive positions this volume as the most comprehensively researched account of the architect's life and work available.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 560
- Dimensions: 300 x 250 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788774070023
- Publisher: The Danish Architectural Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, design historians, and collectors with a serious interest in Scandinavian modernism, 20th-century furniture design, or the intersection of fine art practice and architectural thinking.