Stool in Teak by Hans J. Wegner
View Similar Items
Stool in Teak by Hans J. Wegner
About the Item
- Creator:Johannes Hansen (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)Width: 25.99 in (66 cm)Depth: 14.18 in (36 cm)Seat Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Copenhagen, DK
- Reference Number:Seller: 10423171stDibs: LU1008412345371
Johannes Hansen
Danish master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen is best known for a celebrated partnership with legendary Scandinavian modernist designer Hans Wegner that lasted half a century. The sophisticated and sculptural chairs, tables and cabinets that Wegner designed and Hansen built earned Wegner worldwide acclaim, and brought meaningful business opportunities to Hansen and his modest workshop.
Hansen was born in 1886 and apprenticed as a cabinetmaker in his early years, opening a workshop and showroom in Copenhagen. In 1927, he helped establish the annual Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition. Later, at the age of 55, Hansen began working with Danish furniture designer Hans J. Wegner, then only 26. With Wegner creating and Hansen executing on his partner’s complex designs, they developed furniture to sell in Hansen's showroom. A business relationship of this type was common in 20th-century Danish furniture making, and Hansen and Wegner enjoyed a prolific and renowned collaboration.
Wegner’s career began in cabinetry before he transitioned to furniture design in the 1940s. He is among the most celebrated figures for collectors of mid-century modern and Scandinavian works of the era. One of the first well-known entries for the Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions authored by Wegner and built by Hansen was the 1942 Lattice chair, a red Cuban mahogany dining room chair with an upholstered leather seat. The Peacock chair, an iconic design that followed in 1947, was the pair's take on a traditional English Windsor chair. It featured flattened spindles along the back resembling the feathers of a peacock tail — it wasn’t exactly an emblem of the pared-back functionality prioritized by Kaare Klint, Wegner’s former instructor at Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Wegner would go on to design nearly 500 chairs over the course of his life — among them are the Wishbone chair, the Papa Bear chair and the Round chair. The latter, which is often simply called “The Chair,” was manufactured by Hansen and made its debut at the Guild Exhibition in 1949. It was declared “the most beautiful chair in the world” by Interiors magazine a year later, and a pair of the iconic seats appeared on the first nationally televised presidential debate in the United States in 1960.
After Hansen died in 1961, his son, Poul Hansen, took over the business and continued working with Wegner. The company closed in the 1990s, but today, Hansen and Wegner's collaborative legacy endures in collections around the world.
Find vintage Johannes Hansen furniture on 1stDibs.
- Sofa by Hans J. Wegner.By Johannes HansenLocated in Copenhagen, DKJH 555, sofa in patinated oak reupholstered in Savak 14240. Maker Johannes Hansen.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
MaterialsOak
$22,984 - RY 25 sideboard in teak by Hans J. WegnerBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKRY 25 sideboard in teak by Hans J. Wegner / RY Møbler.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
MaterialsSteel
- Rectangular coffee table in teak by Hans J. WegnerBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKTeak coffee table with reversible top. Manufactered by Johannes Hansen.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsTeak
- Set of Four Armchairs by Hans J. WegnerBy Johannes HansenLocated in Copenhagen, DKModel JH 513 - Set of four armchairs in solid teak with new textile from Hermés Paris (Ophlaine Carchemire Orage). Cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsTeak
$8,925 / set - JH 501 - 'The Chair' in teak by Hans J. WegnerBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKJH 501 - 'The Chair' in solid teak with a newer seat in braided cane. Manufactered by Johannes Hansen.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
MaterialsCane, Teak
- Desk in Mahogany by Hans J. WegnerBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Copenhagen, DKJH 810 - Freestanding desk with mahogany cassette top. Front with two drawers, frame and handle in matt chromed steel. Designed in 1970. Hans J. Wegner / Johannes Hansen.Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen JH 539 Cane StoolBy Hans J. Wegner, Johannes HansenLocated in Brooklyn, NYA seldom seen model JH 539 footstol, designed by Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen. Elegantly crafted teak frame, with woven cane seat. A fantastic companion to our Papa Bear Chair. De...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
MaterialsTeak
- Hans Wegner AP-30 Teak Piano Stool c1950sBy A.P. Stolen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in London, GBHans J. Wegner AP-30 Piano Stool, 1957 Produced by A.P. Stolen in Denmark, this model is based on the AP-29 Papa Bear ottoman. The rarely seen piano stool has an additional cro...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
MaterialsLeather, Oak
- Hans Wegner, Teak Piano Stool, model AP-30, made by A P Stolen, 1950sBy Hans J. Wegner, A.P. StolenLocated in Wargrave, BerkshireHans Wegner, Teak Piano Stool, model AP-30, made by A P Stolen, 1950s Wegner designed this stool as a variation of his ottoman for the Papa Bear chair, to ...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsUpholstery, Teak
- Hans J. Wegner AP-30 Music StoolBy Hans J. Wegner, A.P. StolenLocated in Brooklyn, NYObscure and very rare piano bench designed by Hans J. Wegner for AP Stolen. Known as the "Music Stool," this minimal design originates from 1957. Our examp...Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsWool, Teak
- Teak Conference Chair by Hans J. WegnerBy Hans J. Wegner, Johannes HansenLocated in Sagaponack, NYA handcrafted and elegant armchair devoid of extraneous detailing, having an exposed solid teak frame and a gently curved seat and back in leather upholstery.Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsTeak, Leather
- Wishbone Ottoman by Hans J. WegnerBy Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Dorchester, MAHans Wegner designed this rarely seen ottoman to accompany his Wishbone seating for Carl Hansen. The original tapered oak frame features a papercord seat, newly wrapped. Manufactu...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsPapercord, Oak