Egg (chair) at San Francisco International Airport features the Egg in its boarding area. Now there are hundreds of different types of egg chairs and hanging egg chairs inspired by Arne Jacobsen's design. The Hanging Egg Chair was designed by Danish furniture designers Nanna Ditzel and her husband Jørgen Ditzel in 1957 in Denmark and launched in 1959 in cooperation with the wicker company R. Wengler in Copenhagen. Since 2012 it is distributed by Sika Design.. The egg-shaped basket seat is made of woven natural rattan and suspended by a metal chain from above. Nanna Ditzel incorporated the minimalist visual elements that
Egg of Columbus (mechanical puzzle) Egg of Columbus (mechanical puzzle) The names Egg of Columbus and Columbus Egg have been used for several mechanical toys and puzzles inspired on the legend of Columbus balancing an egg on its end to drive a point. Typically, these puzzles are egg-shaped objects with internal mechanisms that make the egg stand up, once the users discovers the secret. Mechanisms typically used in such toys include moving weights, mercury flowing in sealed tubes or compartments, and steel balls rolling on grooves and pits. A Columbus Egg puzzle using a rolling ball was described in an 1893 book. The Montgomery Ward