ePub Badges and Insignia of the Third Reich 1933-1945 by Brian Leigh Davis in History

Description

In the centre of Copenhagen; on the sixth floor of the Royal Hotel; a single room preserves a microcosm of the definitive masterwork of Danish architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen (1902-71). Room 606 is the last surviving interior of the SAS House: an unparalleled example of modern architecture and design; completed in 1960. Jacobsen was one of the outstanding architects of the twentieth century; throughout his career; creating complete settings for daily life and dissolving the boundaries between architecture; interior and industrial design. The SAS House represented the pinnacle of his achievements; for which Jacobsen had designed every detail; including new furniture such as the now famous Egg and Swan chairs; fabrics; fixtures and even silverware. This book presents a unique insight into Jacobsen's work; using the 'time-capsule' Room 606 as a lens through which to examine the span of his entire career. A lost world of mid-twentieth-century form and sensation is rediscovered through hundreds of rare archival photographs; original drawings and sketches; and specially commissioned new colour photographs of Room 606. The chapters are organized thematically: each consists of three sections that together look at Room 606 as a microcosm of the SAS House; reconstruct the original building; and trace the connections between Jacobsen's masterpiece and his other works - from whole buildings to household objects.