Rare set of model 3105 Mosquito dining chairs designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen .The form inspired by a bug .Wear on chairs is consitant with age.
Munkegård chair / FH3105 b
A small and elegant chair designed by Arne Jacobsen for Munkegård School in Copenhagen. It is sometimes referred to as The Mosquito.
Versions were produced by Fritz Hansen in beech, teak and stained black. The chair has been in production several times but is not currently available.
Jacobsen designed the elementary school that was completed in 1957 and, as with so many of his major projects, he designed so much more than the structure, designing the paving and planting of the courtyards, fittings including lighting and, with the chairs, Jacobsen also designed a school desk in plywood with a metal frame. The design of the desk has a simple flat top or writing surface that is bent to run down the back and then back under the top to form a shelf for books. The front edge of the shelf was turned down in the same way that the front edge of the chair seats was angled down to protect the back of the legs. The frame of the desks also included a hook on one side for hanging a school bag.
designed by Arne Jacobsen
made by Fritz Hansen
height: 77 cm
width: 40.5 cm
depth: 47 cm
height of seat: 42.5 cm and lower versions with seat height of 36 cm and 40 cm
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