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Set of 10 Chairs by Hans Wegner, Made by Cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen

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- CreatorHans J. Wegner (Designer),Johannes Hansen (Maker)
- DimensionsHeight: 31.5 in. (80 cm)Width: 21.26 in. (54 cm)Depth: 19.69 in. (50 cm)Seat Height: 16.93 in. (43 cm)
- Sold AsSet of 10
- StyleScandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1960s
- ConditionReupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions of the two armchairs: W: 64 cm. D: 55 cm. H: 80 cm. Seat: 43 cm.
- Seller LocationCopenhagen, DK
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- ShippingRates vary by destination and complexity.Customs Duties & Taxes May Apply.Ships From: Copenhagen, Denmark
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About Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
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.
- By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes HansenLocated in Copenhagen, DKModel JH-701 designed in 1965. Matt chrome-plated steel tube base, back in oak with inlay in wengé, seats recove...Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
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- By C.M. Madsen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKA set of four dining chairs, model W2, in teak with seat recovered in Niger goatskin. Designed by Hans Wegner i...Category
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- By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare KlintLocated in Copenhagen, DKA set of twelve 'Red Chairs' designed in 1927 for the lecture hall at the Danish Museum of Art and Design Base ...Category
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MaterialsLeather, Mahogany
$148,283 / set - By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare KlintLocated in Copenhagen, DKThe ‘Red Chair’ was designed in 1927 for the lecture hall at the Danish Museum of Art and Design. Base in oak w...Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsOak, Leather
- By Børge MogensenLocated in Copenhagen, DKA large set of dining chairs in solid oak with a beautiful golden patina. Seats upholstered in original black le...Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Oak
- By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMALocated in Copenhagen, DKA daybed in two sections made of solid oak with metal fixtures and cushions in linen canvas. Designed by Hans W...Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Daybeds
MaterialsMetal
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