So the Republic of Fritz Hansen is world-renowned for manufacturing pretty much every super-famous Danish (and sometimes foreign) design ever. They literally have the monopoly on Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm. Apparently the Studio at one point employed both of them but let PK go after a blowout in which the ordered the managers at the time to choose between them. The studio is absolutely awesome. They have basically a full museum and even their offices are absolutely mind-blowing. We got to see their smaller leather workshop and then go over to the actual manufacturers for their stacking chairs (including the Jacobsen ant and series 7 chairs - see below). They gave us a run down of the entire process behind choosing hides for the Swan and Egg chairs as well as a tour of all of their meeting rooms and an intro by the new head of design.
I can imagine PK and Arne at odds. (For me PK has it for style, even if Arne Jacobsen wins for pure and unwavering devotion amongst the Danes. Also he has a pipe, so he likely wins.)
Also a play of the famous Jacobsen Egg by Tal R:
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