Create a dedicated space for relaxation with the Fritz Hansen Egg Chair and Footstool, an iconic pairing that brings sculptural design and exceptional comfort together.
Designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958, this celebrated lounge chair and matching footstool offer a considered combination of organic form, functional detail and timeless Danish design.
The Egg Chair was conceived for Copenhagen's SAS Royal Hotel, where Jacobsen sought to soften the building's architectural lines with furniture that felt inviting, expressive and distinctly modern. Through experiments with wire and plaster, he developed the chair's recognisable enveloping silhouette, with its high curved back and embracing sides creating a sense of personal space. The accompanying footstool completes the design, extending the chair's sculptural language into a coordinated seating arrangement. Together, the two pieces form a distinctive focal point that reflects Jacobsen's ability to unite architecture, furniture and interior design in a single vision.
The Egg Chair is designed to offer a comfortable retreat from the pace of everyday life. Its generous, curved shell provides a supportive seating environment, while the adjustable tilt mechanism and swivel base allow you to find a position that suits reading, relaxing or simply taking a moment to yourself. The matching footstool allows you to elevate your legs and settle into a more relaxed posture. Its complementary shape and coordinating base create a harmonious pairing, making the set particularly well suited to a reading corner, living room or quiet space dedicated to unwinding. Both pieces feature carefully upholstered forms with cold-cured polyurethane foam padding, bringing definition to the chair's distinctive curves while providing a comfortable finish.
Produced by Fritz Hansen, the Egg Chair and Footstool combine considered construction with refined detailing. The chair's base features a satin-chromed steel column and satin-polished aluminium star base, while the matching footstool echoes this elegant foundation. A choice of upholstery fabrics allows you to tailor the set to your interior. Opt for a subtle neutral tone to complement a minimalist scheme, or choose a richer colour to make the chair a statement piece. The result is a personalised interpretation of a design classic that feels at home in both contemporary and traditional settings.
Discover the Fritz Hansen Egg Chair with Footstool at Cimmermann and bring together iconic Danish design and everyday relaxation. Read more about the iconic Egg chair over on our Egg chair design classic page.
Shell:The shell is a hard, moulded synthetic/polyurethane shell with glass fiber reinforcement and the back is covered with tricot wadding 100g, before it is upholstered with fabric. The shell of the lounge chair has an adjustable tilt fitting which can be adjusted to the weight of the individual user.
Base: The star-shaped, swivel base consists of a satin chromed steel tube connected to a base in satin polished aluminium steel tube. The leg ferrules are made in black polyamide.
Fabric Options
Christianshavn - Fritz Hansen is proud to present Christianshavn, their exclusive textile designed in house. Christianshavn is a timeless and tone in tone collection of colors that over time can develop as the collection expands. With Christianshavn, Fritz Hansen aims to set trends and design directions interpreted by Fritz Hansen for Fritz Hansen, ensuring that it compliments all our products.
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Chair: Height: 104cm x Width: 86cm x Depth: 79-95cm (Seat Height: 37cm x Armrest Height: 58cm)
Footstool: Height: 37cm x Width: 56cm x Depth: 40cm
Fritz Hansen Egg Chair Warranty - Fritz Hansen provides a five-year warranty on standard products against defects in materials and workmanship.
To activate the warranty the product must be registered with Fritz Hansen.
Orders below £100 are subject to a £6.50 delivery charge.
Orders between £100 and £1,800 qualify for complimentary delivery via DPD, Palletways or a one-person doorstep service, depending on your location. We will always contact you beforehand to arrange a suitable delivery date. An upgraded two-person room-of-choice service is also available at an additional cost.
Orders exceeding £1,800 include complimentary two-person room-of-choice delivery.
The legendary Arne Jacobsen trained as an architect in Copenhagen. His most famous buildings include Arhus Town Hall in Denmark, the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and St Catherine's College in Oxford England. His experiments into plywood resulted in the Ant chair in 1952.
The work on the SAS Royal Hotel resulted in some of his most outstanding designs, including the Egg and Swan chairs, a stainless steel cutlery set now made by silver manufacturer Georg Jensen and a series of lamps, manufactured by &Tradition and Louis Poulsen. A perfectionist and a master of detail, Jacobsen worked right up to his death in 1971. In central London, his Royal Danish Embassy on Sloane Street was completed only in 1977. He was one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century architects & designers.
Learn more about Arne Jacobsen over on our Journal.
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To create the Egg Chair, Jacobsen explored different forms using wire and plaster in his garage, taking a sculptural approach to developing its proportions and contours. Through repeated experimentation and refinement, he arrived at the distinctive shape that has become synonymous with the design.
Its generously proportioned high back and enveloping curved sides create an instantly recognisable profile. The fluid, organic silhouette also introduces a softer visual element, offering a striking contrast to the clean, linear geometry of contemporary interiors.
Created by Arne Jacobsen in 1958, the Egg Chair formed part of his ambitious design vision for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen.
Commissioned to oversee the entire project, Jacobsen approached the hotel as a complete design concept, bringing together the architecture, interior spaces, furniture and finishing details. The Egg Chair was a key element of this carefully considered environment, reflecting his distinctive approach to creating harmony between architecture and furniture design.
Yes this is the licensed design and 100% authentic. No replicas, no compromises just designs made to last.
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Orders below £100 are subject to a £6.50 delivery charge.
Orders between £100 and £1,800 qualify for complimentary delivery via DPD, Palletways or a one-person doorstep service, depending on your location. We will always contact you beforehand to arrange a suitable delivery date. An upgraded two-person room-of-choice service is also available at an additional cost.
Orders exceeding £1,800 include complimentary two-person room-of-choice delivery.
Delivery times vary (1–16 weeks). Estimated dates are quoted above but we will confirm a date after you order. Discover more about details of delivery times.
