When seen from above, with its teak legs out of view, the Fried Egg chair reveals the reasoning behind its culinary moniker. The chair, originally called the Model 188, was first presented at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild Furniture Exhibition in Copenhagen in 1956 by architect and designer Hans Olsen (1919–92). Olsen started his career as a cabinetmaker and eventually decided to attend the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under the famed Danish architect and designer Kaare Klint.
Through frequent experimentation with bent laminated wood as well as an application of the principles of ergonomics and anthropometry, Olsen looked to expand on the style with which we associate his better-known Scandinavian contemporaries. Having opened his own studio in 1953, Olsen worked hard to develop the skills of a traditional craftsman and to master materials.
The flat armrest on one side of the Fried Egg chair renders it comfortable for the sitter to swing his or her legs over it while remaining firmly planted in its soft, yolk-shaped upholstered seat cushion. The asymmetrical design gives the chair a unique personality that challenges more traditional examples of Scandinavian modernism yet still maintains the principles of functionality and material simplicity.
Original Hans Olsen for Bramin Fried Egg Chair
By Hans Olsen, Bramin Mobler
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original Hans Olsen Fried Egg chair for Bramin Mobler, Denmark. This playful design by Hans Olsen is both attractive and humorous. This chair is also known as Model 188, but it is mo...
Upholstery, Teak
$5,030 / item
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 38.98 in
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Nabuk Oceano, Terra by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried egg right lounge chair nabuk oceano terra by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak Weight: 25 kg Also availab...
Upholstery, Teak
$5,030 / item
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 38.98 in
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Petrol, Light Green, Pale Peach by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried egg right lounge chair petrol light green pale peach by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak Weight: 25 kg A...
Upholstery, Teak
$5,030 / item
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 38.98 in
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Petrol, Light green, Fresh Peach by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried egg right lounge chair petrol light green fresh peach by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak Weight: 25 kg ...
Upholstery, Teak
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Petrol by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Petrol by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak Weight: 25 kg Also available in differ...
Upholstery, Teak
$5,030 / item
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 38.98 in
Fried Egg Left Lounge Chair Light Green, Petrol, Pale Peach by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried Egg Left Lounge Chair Light Green Petrol Pale Peach by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholst...
Upholstery, Teak
$5,030 / item
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 38.98 in
Fried Egg Left Lounge Chair Light Green, Petrol, Fresh Peach by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried egg left lounge chair light green petrol fresh peach by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck uphols...
Upholstery, Teak
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Dark Ochre by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried egg right lounge chair dark ochre by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak Weight: 25 kg Also available in di...
Upholstery, Teak
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Pale Rose by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried Egg Right Lounge Chair Pale Rose by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak Weight: 25 kg Also available in dif...
Upholstery, Teak
Hans Olsen Designed 'Fried Egg' Chair
By Hans Olsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic mid-century modern lounge chair by Hans Olsen. Dubbed the Fried Egg chair because of it's languid shape, this chair is also very comfortable! Pl...
Upholstery
Fried Egg Two-Tone Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
A unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried Egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...
Foam
Dwell Lounge Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Dwell lounge chair is a beautiful design element in itself, and just as elegant as part of a bigger conversation grouping: for example, accompanied by the sofa in the same timele...
Foam
Fried Egg Chair Sheep Chair, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
A unique asymmetrical lounge chair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. Fried egg is also available in an exclusive anniversary edition with s...
Foam
Fried Egg Sofa Hero 991, Rewo828, Merit035
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Fried Egg sofa is an exclusive design that features the same idiom and line as Hans Olsen’s iconic armchair, the affectionately-nicknamed ‘Fried Egg’. But, whereas the main featu...
Wood
Fried Egg Sofa Hero 991, Rewo 828, Merit 034
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The fried egg sofa is an exclusive design that features the same idiom and line as Hans Olsen’s iconic armchair, the affectionately-nicknamed ‘Fried Egg’. But, whereas the main featu...
Wood
Cape Lounge Chair, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant armchair with an organic design inspired by the puffed sleeves and layered designs of haute couture. Its soft lines and chic details make the cape armchair a real eyecatch...
Foam
