Born in Copenhagen in 1902, Arne Jacobsen first trained as a bricklayer before studying architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1925, he took part in the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and later travelled to Germany, where he was influenced by modernist pioneers Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Before World War II, Jacobsen designed several private and public buildings in Denmark, helping shape what later became known as the Danish Modern style. In 1943, he fled to Sweden during the war, where he worked designing textiles and wallpapers before returning to Denmark after the conflict. In the decades that followed, Jacobsen emerged as one of the most influential figures in Danish architecture. Inspired by Charles Eames, he also began designing furniture for his interiors, creating iconic pieces such as the Swan Chair and Egg Chair.
