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CH53 Foot Stool in Wood with Natural Papercord Seat by Hans J. Wegner

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- CreatorCarl Hansen & Søn (Manufacturer),Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
- DimensionsHeight: 18.1 in. (45.98 cm)Width: 19.7 in. (50.04 cm)Depth: 14.9 in. (37.85 cm)
- StyleModern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of ManufactureContemporary
- Production TypeNew & Custom(Current Production)
- Condition
- Seller LocationNew York, NY
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Shipping & Returns
- ShippingRates vary by destination and complexity. We recommend this shipping type based on item size, type and fragility.Ships From: Farmingdale, NJ
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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.
About The Maker

- By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. WegnerLocated in New York, NYWith the heart of a cabinetmaker and the mind of a modern functionalist, Hans J. Wegner continually pursued simp...Category
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H 31.4 in. W 25.2 in. D 26 in.From $2,135 / item - By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. WegnerLocated in New York, NYThe CH22 lounge chair by Hans J. Wegner was brought back into production by Carl Hansen & Søn in 2016. It featur...Category
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H 28.6 in. W 24.2 in. D 27.4 in.From $3,335 / item - By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. WegnerLocated in New York, NYThe CH446 footstool was originally designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1958 for the CH401 chair. It has a light appear...Category
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H 14.8 in. W 24.6 in. D 19.2 in.$1,985 / item - By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & SønLocated in New York, NYThe CH446 footstool was originally designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1958 for the CH401 chair. It has a light appear...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Footstools
MaterialsStainless Steel
H 14.8 in. W 24.6 in. D 19.2 in.$2,125 / item - By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & SønLocated in New York, NYThe CH446 footstool was originally designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1958 for the CH401 chair. It has a light appear...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Footstools
MaterialsStainless Steel
H 14.8 in. W 24.6 in. D 19.2 in.$2,685 / item - By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & SønLocated in New York, NYThe CH446 footstool was originally designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1958 for the CH401 chair. It has a light appear...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Footstools
MaterialsStainless Steel
H 14.8 in. W 24.6 in. D 19.2 in.$2,250 / item
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