Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen was a Danish architect and designer. He exemplified what is known as "Danish Modern" style. Perhaps some of his most well known architectural achievements include: work at Merton College, Oxford, the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, the Danish National Bank building in Copenhagen, The Royal Danish Embassy in Knightsbridge, London and many other buildings in his native Denmark.

Many of Arne Jacobsen's designs for St. Catherine's are considered classics of modern design, namely the furniture and some of the fixtures and are even represented in galleries around the world. Jacobsen's work for St. Catherine's College has been designated a Grade 1 Listed Building , which is the highest designation available for architecture in England.

Arne Jacobsen's original designs have received several international awards and medals. Many of Jacobsen's furniture designs have become classic. His most famous pieces include the Ant chair from 1952 and the Swan Chair and the Egg Chair, both of which were designed for the Radisson SAS Hotel. Another of his famous designs was the Model 3107 chair of 1955, known also as the "Number 7 Chair" which was used hide Christine Keeler's nudity in a famous portrait by Lewis Morley in 1963. Since then, Number 7 chairs have been used in similar portraits imitating the pose.