ARNE JACOBSEN
DER REBEL
Dieser Entschluss mag heute normal erscheinen, jedoch waren im frühen zwanzigsten Jahrhundert weiße Wände noch nicht in Mode. Arne Jacobsen war seiner Zeit also von Anfang an voraus.
Mehr als die Hälfte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts prägten Arne Jacobsens Ideen die dänischen Designlandschaft und verbreiteten sich von Skandinavien aus, um Architekten und Designer auf der ganzen Welt zu beeinflussen. Er leitete Projekte, die von komplexen Gebäuden wie der Dänischen Nationalbank reichen bis hin zu detaillierten Aufgabenstellungen, wie ein besonderer Teelöffel für sein Besteck-Set. Er arbeitete dabei mit einem verhältnismäßig kleinen Studioteam zusammen, angetrieben von dem unstillbaren Bedürfnis, Dinge zu gestalten.
Jacobsens kreativer Prozess konzentrierte sich auf seine strenge Berücksichtigung von Details. Mit akribischen, handbemalten Aquarellen erweckte er seine Visionen für Förderer und Bauherren zum Leben. In jedem Jahr gelang es Jacobsen, das zu entwerfen, was andere gerne in fünf Jahren produziert hätten.
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THE MAN
Or consider at a distance as stars on the international design stage. When Jacobsen was not working, he worked nevertheless - only with something else. To him, relaxation meant a shift to another project in the creative realm. This is what enabled such an enormous output with no compromises on quality.
More than ever, Arne Jacobsen’s design is a distinct part of the image that our surroundings and, gradually, we too, have of the core of the Danish design identity.
The best designs have long since passed on to ’The Hall of Famous Objects’, where the reasons and causes behind the design need not be questioned, and where the success story is a case of world-class branding; 20th century icons and timeless, classic elegance. Everything has been said, and everything analysed - or is there still more to be said?
The idea as the point of departure: From the complex to the very simple. With a relatively small studio staff, Jacobsen mastered the range from large, complex building projects (like Danmarks Nationalbank) to the teaspoon in his cutlery. Throughout this range lay a consideration of every detail in the total design of the building, which was the invisible force that drove him to his goals. The goal required a huge work effort: The idea may have been strong from the outset, but nevertheless appeared vague to Jacobsen, until he had worked them out and defined the design thoroughly - not without the assistance of close associates.
The distinct accuracy and striking likeness of his drawings with the end-result, especially of many of his watercolours of buildings, reflects his ability to bring ideas to life. Jacobsen originally wanted to be a painter, and this is especially evident in the level of ambition in his presentation drawings.
