The world famous iconic Egg chair designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) in 1958 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen has had its 50th anniversary last year and still celebrates colossal success, particularly over the recent years, which have seen a revival in the Egg's commercial fortunes. These highly sculptural design classics were originally created for the Royal SAS Hotel in Copenhagen and epitomize Arne Jacobsen’s search for new fluid and lightweight seating forms, which achieved comfort through a minimum of padding.

"Jacobsen's achievement was to turn the austerity of functionalism into something elegant and spare, yet luxurious as well. He thought of architecture and furniture design as two expressions of the same desire to achieve both physical and psychological comfort." -The design expert Stephen Bayley includes the Egg chair in Design: Intelligence Made Visible, his most recent guide to modern design classics, co-authored by Sir Terence Conran.

The Egg originated in Arne Jacobsen's garage - cast in plaster is still manufactured by Hansen, however, today the synthetic shell is padded with cold foam and covered with fabric or different types of leather resting on a star-shaped aluminium base.

Since over five decades, the idiosyncratic twirl-seats have cheered up fashionable interiors at home and abroad. They have starred in Hollywood blockbusters such as Men in Black and the Austin Powers movies, served as relaxation stations for sex symbols from Marilyn Monroe to Pamela Anderson, and jazzed-up numerous stylish hotels, offices, bars and clubs.