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Hans Wegner GE-236 Sofa

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- CreatorHans J. Wegner (Designer)
- DimensionsHeight: 30.000 in. (76.2 cm)Width: 71.000 in. (180.34 cm)Depth: 31.000 in. (78.74 cm)Seat Height: 16.50 in. (41.91 cm)
- StyleScandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1950s
- ConditionSofa Has Been Refinished and Reupholstered.
- Seller LocationLos Angeles, CA
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- ShippingShips From: Los Angeles, CA
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About the Designer
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.
- Hans Wegner GE-671 SofaBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Los Angeles, CAHans Wegner GE-671 sofa designed in 1967 and produced by Getama. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INCCategory
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
MaterialsFabric, Oak
$4,800 - Hans Wegner AP33 SofaLocated in Los Angeles, CAHans Wegner AP33 sofa produced by AP Stolen in the 1950's. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INCCategory
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
MaterialsFabric, Oak
$5,500 - Hans Wegner AP-18S SofaLocated in Los Angeles, CAHans Wegner AP-18S sofa produced by A.P. Stolen.Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Sofas
MaterialsFabric, Oak
$4,900 - Hans Wegner GE-270 Lounge ChairBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Los Angeles, CAHans Wegner GE-270 lounge chair designed in 1950 and Produced by GETAMA.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Teak
- Hans Wegner GE-270 Lounge ChairBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Los Angeles, CAHans Wegner GE-270 lounge chair designed in 1950 and produced by GETAMA.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Teak
- Hans Wegner JH-509 ArmchairBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Los Angeles, CAHans Wegner JH-509 armchair. Designed in 1962. Produced by Johannes Hansen.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsLeather, Oak
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