Furniture manufacturing in plastics requires very costly machinery, which the Danish market is not big enough to justify. Or so they say. But show me a plastics manufacturer who dares to take on the experiment. Arne Jacobsen bigcostlydanish share on social
On the other hand, I don't understand the enthusiasm for everything in the antique shop that Grandma threw out. There, the sense of quality has declined; otherwise Grandma wouldn't have thrown it out. Arne Jacobsen antiquedeclineenthusiasm Change image and share on social
People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it. Arne Jacobsen buycarechair Change image and share on social
That is the artistic task: To choose the best from these solutions. Arne Jacobsen artisticchoosesolution Change image and share on social
Besides, I think that when one has been through a boarding school, especially then, you have some resistance, because it was both fine comradeship and a fairly hard training. Arne Jacobsen boardcomradeshipfairly Change image and share on social
Almost every time I make a building, some people will condemn it straight to Hell. Arne Jacobsen buildcondemnhell Change image and share on social
I have no philosophy, my favourite thing is sitting in the studio. Arne Jacobsen favouritephilosophysit Change image and share on social
The primary factor is proportions. Arne Jacobsen factorprimaryproportion Change image and share on social
And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture. Arne Jacobsen architectarchitecturebig share on social
I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one. Arne Jacobsen confrontfactfeel Change image and share on social