It all began with an egg.

Three Readers,
let me be a bit reminiscent for a moment.

I often wonder where my leanings to the Mid-Century came from.

Quite possibly it was because I was born at the VERY tail end of it ... but even then, I'm pushing that excuse.

It may be because my mother travelled to Scandinavia in the 60s and trawled back with a lot of Danish kitchenware which I have been lucky to inherit (prematurely) ... for that I forgive her penchant for Wedgwood's Jasper series.

But, that's not the reason.

Possibly it was because we lived in a funky, 70s house, the aesthetic of which I didn't appreciate while I was residing there. It was a crazy concoction of Italian tiles; Spanish-style architecture; red, orange, green, and white shag-pile carpets; and Marimekko bedspreads.

Doubt that had any influence.

I quite squarely attribute the genesis of my love for the Mid-Century to my visit to the London Design Museum in the days between 16 June to 2 October, 1994.

I saw phones, and TVs, and cutlery and mixers and so on ...

There was this car ...

But serendipitously, there was also an exhibit on Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) - Danish architect and designer! I was so gobsmacked by this Dane's work, that I bought a set of postcards!

There he is! Look at his natty bow tie.

First, I fell completely for his infamous Egg Chair ...

I saw his very famous 3107 model chair  ...

It is a quintessential design from the era and has appeared in many advertisements. During the 60s photographer Lewes Morley photographed many celebrities sitting astride it naked.

One of the most famous was that of Christine Keeler. The irony is that she was sitting, in fact, on an unauthorised copy which was identifiable by the cut-out finger slot which the original 3107 never had!

Mr Jacobsen designed buildings ...

like the 'Bellavista' housing estate ...

And the National Bank of Denmark, Copenhagen. I'm going to open an account there and sit on his Swan chairs ... see them?

He developed a series of taps, Vola, which I like to think about when I have nothing else on my mind.

And my most favourite, his 3103 series. They are teak-veneered and steel. They were produced for about 15 years from 1957.

I am going to be extremely boastful and say I have six of these. No one is allowed to sit on them. Sorry.

I had four children so that if our house was burning down, I'd have enough people to carry a chair each. That's now sorted.

I know you'll love Arne Jacobsen as much as I do ... remember the little doll's house that was modelled on his own home? Go here to remind yourself.