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Flag Halyard Chair Pp Mobler

Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler
Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler

Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler

$16,700

H 23.6 in W 58 in D 45.2 in

Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler

By PP Møbler

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This Hans Wegner Natural Flag Halyard Chair by PP Mobler is a timeless classic. Expertly crafted

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2010s Danish Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Hans Wegner Black Flag Halyard Chair PP225 by PP Mobler
Hans Wegner Black Flag Halyard Chair PP225 by PP Mobler

Hans Wegner Black Flag Halyard Chair PP225 by PP Mobler

$16,700 / item

H 31.5 in W 44.5 in D 44.5 in

Hans Wegner Black Flag Halyard Chair PP225 by PP Mobler

By PP Møbler

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

The Hans Wegner Black Flag Halyard Chair PP225 by PP Mobler is an iconic expression of mid-century

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2010s Danish Chairs

Materials

Steel

Lounge Chair Flag Halyard PP 225 by Hans Wegner New Edition
Lounge Chair Flag Halyard PP 225 by Hans Wegner New Edition

Lounge Chair Flag Halyard PP 225 by Hans Wegner New Edition

$17,558 / item

H 31.5 in W 40.95 in D 45.28 in

Lounge Chair Flag Halyard PP 225 by Hans Wegner New Edition

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Courbevoie, FR

Flag Halyard chair lounge chair PP 225 new edition. The Flag Halyard Hans Wegner is a tribute to

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Hans Wegner Furniture poster by PP Mobler 2006 vintage Danish Design
Hans Wegner Furniture poster by PP Mobler 2006 vintage Danish Design

Hans Wegner Furniture poster by PP Mobler 2006 vintage Danish Design

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in WIJCKEL, NL

The Folding Chair, PP512, 1949 Papa Bear Chair, PP19, 1951 The Flag Halyard Chair, PP225, 1950

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Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

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Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair
Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

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H 30.5 in W 42 in D 48 in

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

tubes. The chair is made with 240 continuous meters halyard flag. The halyard is made of natural flax

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Flag Halyard lounge chair by Hans Wegner for PP Møbler, 2002
Flag Halyard lounge chair by Hans Wegner for PP Møbler, 2002

Flag Halyard lounge chair by Hans Wegner for PP Møbler, 2002

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Antwerp, BE

Gorgeous second generation Flag Halyard lounge chair by Hans Wegner for PP Møbler. With the Flag

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Early 2000s Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Flag Cream Halyard Lounge Chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler
Flag Cream Halyard Lounge Chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler

Flag Cream Halyard Lounge Chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler

By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner

Located in Vancouver, BC

x W 104 x H 80 cm. Flag cream halyard lounge chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler was

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

Flag Cream Halyard Lounge Chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler
Flag Cream Halyard Lounge Chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler

Flag Cream Halyard Lounge Chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Vancouver, BC

115 x W 104 x H 80 cm. Flag cream halyard lounge chair, by Hans J. Wegner from PP Mobler was

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

Model PP225 Flag Halyard Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler, 2006
Model PP225 Flag Halyard Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler, 2006

Model PP225 Flag Halyard Lounge Chair by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler, 2006

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR

infidelity to wood, its favorite material, the Flag Halyard armchair sports a very Wegnerian style. The flat

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Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner
Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner

Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner

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H 31 in W 41.5 in D 51 in

Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Portland, OR

Iconic chair designed by Hans J. Wegner in the summer of 1949. Advanced style for the time; this

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair PP225 with Leather Pillow and Sheepskin Throw
Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair PP225 with Leather Pillow and Sheepskin Throw

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair PP225 with Leather Pillow and Sheepskin Throw

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Houston, TX

Intricate flag halyard chair PP225 by Hans Wegner / PP Mobler. It has a leather pillow and a

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Lounge Chair
Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Lounge Chair

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Lounge Chair

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H 31 in W 41 in D 48 in

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Lounge Chair

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Wonderful Hans Wegner for PP Mobler Flag Halyard lounge chair. This iconic work of art is solid

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Materials

Stainless Steel

Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair "Model Ge-225" for GETAMA, Denmark 1950s
Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair "Model Ge-225" for GETAMA, Denmark 1950s

Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair "Model Ge-225" for GETAMA, Denmark 1950s

By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA

Located in Utrecht, NL

. The Flaglinestol or Flag Halyard string-wrapped lounge chair quickly became a 21st-century icon. The

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Early Hans J Wegner 'Flag Halyard' Mid-Century Lounge Chair for GETAMA
Early Hans J Wegner 'Flag Halyard' Mid-Century Lounge Chair for GETAMA

Early Hans J Wegner 'Flag Halyard' Mid-Century Lounge Chair for GETAMA

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in London, GB

wooden feet and canvas like cushion. Lated reproduced by PP Mobler. Denmark, c1950s. Model GE 225

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The Circle Chair
The Circle Chair

The Circle Chair

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H 38.19 in W 44.1 in D 37.01 in

The Circle Chair

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Copenhagen, DK

The Circle Chair by Hans J. Wegner Frame of ash, back with braided flag halyard, seat and neck

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Materials

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the Circle Chair by Hans Wegner
the Circle Chair by Hans Wegner

the Circle Chair by Hans Wegner

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H 38 in W 44 in D 38 in

the Circle Chair by Hans Wegner

Located in Sagaponack, NY

The "PP130 Circle Chair" also called the Hoop Chair, constructed in ash or oak with a woven flag

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Late 20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Ash

Flag Louge Chair by Hans J. Wegner, PP225
Flag Louge Chair by Hans J. Wegner, PP225

Flag Louge Chair by Hans J. Wegner, PP225

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H 31.5 in W 40.95 in D 45.28 in

Flag Louge Chair by Hans J. Wegner, PP225

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Vintage lounge chair designed by Hans J. Wegner. Denmark, PP Mobler, 1950. The PP225 lounge

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Materials

Metal

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, PP Mobler
Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, PP Mobler

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, PP Mobler

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H 31.5 in W 40.95 in D 45.28 in

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, PP Mobler

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Utrecht, NL

(original PP Mobler) that softens the industrial appearance of this chair, which is the ultimate relaxing

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

PP Mobler PP124 Rocking Chair in Soaptreated Ash with Natural Flag Halyard Seat
PP Mobler PP124 Rocking Chair in Soaptreated Ash with Natural Flag Halyard Seat

PP Mobler PP124 Rocking Chair in Soaptreated Ash with Natural Flag Halyard Seat

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Vancouver, BC

This PP124 rocking chair is made in Denmark with carved soaptreated ash and comes with flag halyard

Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair Model PP225
Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair Model PP225

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair Model PP225

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H 31.5 in W 44.5 in D 44.5 in

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair Model PP225

By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner

Located in Highland, IN

cabinetmaker-trained designer is known for. Rather, it uses steel for the chair frame and flag halyard for the

Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

The Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner
The Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner

The Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner

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H 31.5 in W 41 in D 45 in

The Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Sagaponack, NY

seat and back made of plaited flag halyard. Comfort is added with a longhaired sheepskin throw and an

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair
Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair

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H 31.5 in W 40.95 in D 45.28 in

Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Chair

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Utrecht, NL

natural / vegetal leather and original PP Mobler longhaired sheepskin softening the industrial sharpness

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

"The Hoop Chair" by Hans J. Wegner for PP Mobler, Denmark 1980s
"The Hoop Chair" by Hans J. Wegner for PP Mobler, Denmark 1980s

"The Hoop Chair" by Hans J. Wegner for PP Mobler, Denmark 1980s

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in New York, NY

A radical Wegner design this lounge chair's seat and back are mounted with flag halyard and a loose

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Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Oak

Arm Chair PP129 By Hans J. Wegner
Arm Chair PP129 By Hans J. Wegner

Arm Chair PP129 By Hans J. Wegner

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H 41 in W 33.5 in D 33.5 in

Arm Chair PP129 By Hans J. Wegner

By Hans J. Wegner, PP Møbler

Located in Sagaponack, NY

paddle arms and flaring legs, the upholstery crafted of diamond-patterned flag halyard and natural linen.

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

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Wood, Upholstery

Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, Model PP225 from 2011 PP 225 Flagchair
Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, Model PP225 from 2011 PP 225 Flagchair

Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair, Model PP225 from 2011 PP 225 Flagchair

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Hamburg, HH

Flag Halyard chair by Hans J. Wegner (1914 - 2007) with brushed steel frame. Seat, back, headrest

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Metal

Scandinavian Modern Hans J. Wegner Oak Deckchair PP Møbler Handmade Edition 30
Scandinavian Modern Hans J. Wegner Oak Deckchair PP Møbler Handmade Edition 30

Scandinavian Modern Hans J. Wegner Oak Deckchair PP Møbler Handmade Edition 30

By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner

Located in EL Waalre, NL

. PP Møbler only made these chairs by order or in very small editions in either soap treated oak or ash

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

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Steel

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair
Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

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H 30.5 in W 42 in D 48 in

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

tubes. The chair is made with 240 continuous meters halyard flag. The halyard is made of natural flax

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair
Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

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H 30.5 in W 42 in D 48 in

Hans J. Wegner PP225 Chair

By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

tubes. The chair is made with 240 continuous meters halyard flag. The halyard is made of natural flax

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Chairs

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PP129 Arm Chair by Hans J. Wegner
PP129 Arm Chair by Hans J. Wegner

PP129 Arm Chair by Hans J. Wegner

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H 40.95 in W 33.86 in

PP129 Arm Chair by Hans J. Wegner

By PP Møbler, Hans J. Wegner

Located in Copenhagen K, DK

PP129 Arm Chair in red lacquered ash wood, flag halyard, neck and seat cushion in linen. Designed

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Steel

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Hans J. Wegner for sale on 1stDibs

Best known for his chairs and other seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tablesHans Wegner was a prolific designer whose elegant, often ebullient, forms and devotion to the finest methods in joinery made "Danish Modern" a popular byword for stylish, well-made furniture in the mid-20th century.

Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. Like his peers Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl, Wegner believed that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.

In keeping with that tenet, several of Hans Wegner’s best chair designs have their roots in traditional seating forms. The Peacock chair (designed in 1947) is a throne-like adaptation of the Windsor chair; pieces from the China chair series (begun in 1944) as well as the 1949 Wishbone chair, with its distinctive Y-shaped back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960). Wegner’s comfy Papa Bear chair (1951) is an almost surreally re-scaled English wingback chair.

Wegner’s most representative piece, the Round chair (1949), gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the TV stage of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960. That chair, along with Wegner’s more bravura designs — for example, the 1963 Shell chair, with its curved surfboard-shaped seat — bring a quietly sculptural presence to a room.  

Wegner was a designer who revered his primary material — wood — and it shows. His wood gathers patina and character with age; every Hans Wegner piece testifies to the life it has led.

Find vintage Hans Wegner lounge chairs, armchairs, daybeds and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.