It was 1965 when Arne Jacobsen<\/strong> made history with the Oxford\u2122 chair. Today the chair is a classic<\/strong> in the Fritz Hansen collection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The chair\u2019s extra tall back served as a symbol of prestige<\/strong> and created a space of its own. The \u201cprofessor\u2019s chair<\/strong>\u201d later evolved into the Oxford series. In spite the initial protests and uproar over the commission of a foreign modernist<\/strong>, Arne Jacobsen received an honorary doctorate<\/strong> from Oxford, upon completion of the project. This groundbreaking<\/strong> example of total design<\/strong> is, today, considered Arne Jacobsen\u2019s most outstanding work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Oxford\u2122 Classic is a series of chairs and armchairs<\/strong>. All chairs are available with a low or medium back height, in fabric<\/strong> or leather<\/strong>. The armrests<\/strong> and base<\/strong> (5-star) are die-cast aluminium<\/strong> in a satin polished finish. The base can be configured with either double-castors<\/strong> with aluminium\/black plastic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With its high back and having been originally designed for the professors at St. Catherine\u2019s College in Oxford, England, the chair became synonymous with prestige and status. It was 1965 when Arne Jacobsen made history with the Oxford\u2122 chair. Today the chair is a classic in the Fritz Hansen collection. The chair\u2019s extra tall back \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21111,"parent":0,"menu_order":612,"template":"","meta":[],"marques":[186],"types":[156,155],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n