Scandinavian Furniture Wegner
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Oak, Wool
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Cane, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Oak, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wool, Oak
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Oak, Cane
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wool, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Canapes
Oak
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Cherry
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Teak, Cane
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Oak, Leather
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Fabric
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Beech, Papercord, Rush
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Papercord, Oak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Cherry
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Daybeds
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1980s Scandinavian Chairs
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Oak, Fabric
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Oak, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Teak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Cane, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Wool, Oak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Teak
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Hans J. Wegner Biography and Important Works
Best known for his chairs and seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tables — Hans 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 Wegner’s best chair designs, seen in dealer listings below, 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.
A Close Look at Scandinavian Modern Furniture
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of vintage Scandinavian modern furniture appear in the work of Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Characterized by bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries, Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with this style was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Bruno Mathsson, creator of the classic Grasshopper chair and Berlin daybed, but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the ’20s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced Scandinavian modern pieces based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern designs — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries. Even more than 50 years on from their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight.
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