Ørgreen and Arne Jacobsen Collaborate in Copenhagen

Photos courtesy of Ørgreen

Ørgreen and Arne Jacobsen Collaborate in Copenhagen

Ørgreen’s new København collection and the special edition of Arne Jacobsen’s The Swan™ chair mark the beginning of collaborations between two of Denmark’s most famous design innovators.

The København sunglasses collection as well as The Swan™ chair, designed by the legendary Danish architect Arne Jacobsen in 1958, will both display Copenhagen’s beautiful skyline. On the glasses, it can be seen along the temples of the frame as a fine laser cut detail. As for The Swan™, the same skyline design is stitched on the wool front of the chair with a classic full leather back.

Drawing on architecture, art and classic American cars as its design departure point, Ørgreen is famous for its streamlined styles, creative color combinations and precision engineering.

The København frames use balanced yet unpredictable colors in 5 duo-toned variants reflecting Ørgreen’s signature approach to shades and shapes. The Swan chair, styled by Ørgreen, consists of the same 5 carefully chosen tones in wool for the front of the chairs, each with black leather on the back. The partnering of two different materials, in this case wool and leather, is a first for the Swan chair.

This collaboration, referred to as the Skyline Edition, marks a new addition to the Ørgreen Playground. The first was an exhibition partnered with Artsee for New York Design Week in 2009. The playground concept embodies facilitating and showcasing creative and collaborative projects in a shared environment. Also highlighting in true Ørgreen sentiment that luxury and quality can be absolutely playful.

Ørgreen Optics is a world-renown company in eyewear design, and is most famous for their inventive approach to design and innovative color combinations, utilizing over 400 different hues. Designed and developed in Denmark, each frame is handmade in Japan, known and respected for its high standards and irrefutable quality. Individually crafted with more than 100 processes, each frame can take up to six months to achieve perfection. Ørgreen Optics is a 100% Danish-owned firm with headquarters in the heart of Copenhagen.