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Hans Wegner for Mikael Laursen ML-33 Rocking Chair

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Details
- CreatorHans J. Wegner (Designer)
- DimensionsHeight: 31 in. (78.74 cm)Width: 25 in. (63.5 cm)Depth: 30 in. (76.2 cm)Seat Height: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
- StyleScandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1940s
- ConditionWear consistent with age and use.
- Seller LocationPawtucket, RI
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU90992621192
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingRates vary by destination and complexity. We recommend this shipping type based on item size, type and fragility.Ships From: central falls, RI
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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 Pawtucket, RIThe "Classic" chair designed by Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen with caned seat and backrest. Branded to undersi...Category
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- By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Pawtucket, RIVery rare and well-constructed pair of Wegner Model JH 812 lounge chairs in chrome-plated steel with original sa...Category
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- By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Pawtucket, RIIconic Hans Wegner Classic chair manufactured by Johannes Hansen. Teak frame with caned seat.Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
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- By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Pawtucket, RIBench in solid dark teak by Hans J. Wegner, 1958. Model JH-574 executed by Johannes Hansen. Copenhagen, Denmark,...Category
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MaterialsTeak
- By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Pawtucket, RIRare set of six CH34 armchairs designed by Hans Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen of Denmark, circa 1960s. ...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Teak
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