Arne Jacobsen’s famous Drop Chair is back in the shop, after 50 long years. The chair was the creation of the Danish architect and designer, who is also responsible for the iconic Egg and Swan chairs. Unlike the other two chairs, the Drop was designed exclusively, in 1958, for Copenhagen’s SAS Royal Hotel and therefore never put into standard production. The SAS Royal Hotel, built from 1956 to 1960, is often called “the world’s first designer hotel” with Jacobsen responsible for everything from the building and its furniture and fittings to the ashtrays sold in the souvenir shop and the airport buses at the hotel. Today, however, Jacobsen is remembered primarily for his chair designs. So it’s only fitting that the Drop is finally being made available to the paying public. Like before, the legendary chair is being manufactured by Fritz Hansen, the furniture company that worked closely with Jacobsen. But this time around, in addition to the original pliable, upholstered textile/leather version, the Drop is also available in a moulded plastic version that looks very contemporary. It comes in the colours of black, white, storm-blue, stone-grey, fire-red and sand-yellow. Buyers can get chair legs to match in chrome or powder-coating. Prices start from €240. Details at www.fritzhansen.com