Magnus Stephensen Seating

Magnus Stephensen lounge chair with frame of stained beech. New upholstered with Hallingdal Wool. With the original cane in the seat. Made by Fritz Hansen in the 1930s

Rare and important "DAN" swivel chair in beech bentwood produced at Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen in the 1930s. The chair was designed by Magnus Stephensen and is considered an icon in th...

Bentwood Model 234 Chair by Magnus Stephensen for Fritz Hansen, 1920s in used condition with signs of use and age.

MAGNUS STEPHENSEN & FRITZ HANSEN SCANDINAVIAN MODERN A beautiful pair of armchairs by Danish architect and designer Magnus Stephensen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1930s. The armchair...

Rare and important "DAN" swivel chair in beech bentwood produced at Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen in the 1930s. The chair was designed by Magnus Stephensen and is considered an icon in th...

Rare pair of 1930s Fritz Hansen easy chairs in beech new upholstered cushions in premium vegetal leather, designed by architect Magnus L. Stephense...

Pair of lounge chairs in beech and leather, designed by Magnus L. Stephensen and made by Danish cabinetmaker Fritz Hansen in the 1940s.

A set of easy chairs in patinated beech, reupholstered in textile (Bridget Meringue, colour 001). Designed in 1932. Magnus Stephensen / Fritz Hansen.

Magnus Stephensen for Cabinet maker Clausen, armchair, beech, woven seaweed, leather, Denmark, circa. 1933 This armchair is designed by Danish architect Magnus Læssøe Stephensen (...

Fritz Hansen "DAN" Swivel chair by Magnus Stephensen in Bentwood, 1930s Rare and important "DAN" swivel chair in beech bentwood produced at Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen in the 1930s. The chair was designed by Magnus Stephensen and is considered an icon in the history of Danish Modern design. The seat can be adjusted up and down by turning the top of the chair. Marked "FH DAN" on the underside. Good condition with all original parts and no repairs. Around 1930, the first Danish-designed chairs in steam-bent beech wood, called the DAN Chair, were brought to market. Although clearly inspired by the work of Thonet, the chairs were distinctly Scandinavian with cleaner lines and a lighter, more functional expression. Steam-bending wood is an economical and ecological production technique with a rich heritage. The pursuit of the steam-bending technique was game changing; not only for Fritz Hansen, but for the furniture industry at-large. The grandson of the founder of the Fritz Hansen designed a DAN chair for the company in 1930 - a rationalisation and simplification of the Café Chair - and then architect Magnus Stephensen designed the dining chair "Model 234" that combined a bent-wood frame with a more comfortable shaped and curved back rest in wood. This was also produced as a swivel chair...