AP 20 Two-Seat Sofa
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AP 20 Two-Seat Sofa
About the Item
- Creator:Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 33.08 in (84 cm)Width: 51.19 in (130 cm)Depth: 27.56 in (70 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Original upholstery with a few visible stains.
- Seller Location:Copenhagen, DK
- Reference Number:Seller: 10304231stDibs: LU100845471053
Hans J. Wegner
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.
- Ap18s Sofa by Hans J. WegnerBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKAP 18S - 3-seater sofa, reupholstered in new textile (Sunniva 3, colour code 153) and legs in patinated oak. Hans J. Wegner / AP Stolen.Category
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MaterialsOak
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- 3-Seat Sofa by Finn JuhlLocated in Copenhagen, DKReupholstered 3-seat sofa in Sunniva 2 (col. 152) with frame of patinated oak. Maker Søren Willadsen.Category
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MaterialsOak
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- Hans J. Wegner Two-Seat Sofa in Oak and Fabric for AP StolenBy A.P. Stolen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKHans J. Wegner two-seat sofa in oak and fabric. Executed by AP Stolen, Denmark.Category
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MaterialsFabric, Oak
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- Three Seater Sofa, Model AP 18S, Designed by Hans J. Wegner, 1960sBy A.P. Stolen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Lejre, DKThe three-seater sofa, Model AP 18S, upholstered in green wool fabric and with dark wood legs, was designed by the Danish architect Hans J. Wegner in 1960. Wegner, known for his uniq...Category
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- Hans J. Wegner AP18 SofaBy A.P. Stolen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Chicago, ILMade by: A.P. Stolen, Denmark Material: oak, upholstery Size: 75 W × 31 D × 30 H in seat height 16 inches.Category
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