Provenance: Leo Henriksen then by descent in family. In 1956 Arne Jacobsen constructed what would be his most modern and daring one-family house. The round house at Odden harbour for Leo Henriksen, owner of the smokehouse for fish at Odden. The House drew inspiration from the early ideas of what modern life should be, as Flemming Lassen and Arne Jacobsen had conceived it with the circular model house “Fremtidens hus” (house of the future) from 1929. A circular house with a front entirely comprised of steel and glass such as this demanded careful attention in choice of furnishings. Arne Jacobsen did in 1957 choose some of his newest models at the time, including this dining room suite which would later aquire the nickname “Grand Prix” after the model was shown, and honoured at the Milan Triennale that same year.

Literature: Carsten Thau & Kjeld Vindum: “Arne Jacobsen”, 1998, pp 405–407. This actual dining room suite illustrated p. 407