This is how the iconic Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair originated


Designer Details A Brief History of the Life and Times of Hans J. Wegner

Hans J. Wegner. Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) is a world-famous Danish designer known especially for his numerous chair designs. Wegner had a special ability to combine functionality and aesthetics; many of his designs are characterized by playful or poetic features. Carl Hansen & Søn (57) Fredericia (7) Pandul (33)


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Although Hans Wegner's (1914-2007) Wishbone chair stands as a classic exemplar of mid-century Danish design, its aesthetic roots actually begin farther east. In the 1940s, Wegner, then a recent graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and working for Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller, was inspired by a series of photos of Danish.


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Hans Wegner's name is synonymous with Danish design the world over, and his seemingly simple chair designs helped usher in an appreciation for Scandinavian modern design in the United States. Here we highlight seven gems from the Wegner design archive. Text by Patrick Sisson View 8 Photos


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Hans Jørgensen Wegner was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His style is often described as Organic Functionality, a modernist school with emphasis on functionality. This school of thought arose primarily in Scandinavian countries with contributions.


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7 works online Hans Wegner Armchair 1949 Hans Wegner Folding Chair (model JH512) 1949 Hans Wegner Valet Chair c. 1950 Hans Wegner Halyard armchair 1950 Hans Wegner Stacking Side Chair 1952 Hans Wegner Cowhorn Chair (model PP 505) 1952 Hans Wegner Side Chair 1955 Exhibitions Taking a Thread


HANS J WEGNER, a "JH 516" chair for Johannes Hansen, Denmark 1950's. Bukowskis

Born to a cobbler in 1914 in Southern Denmark, Hans Jørgensen Wegner went on to design over 500 different kinds of chairs that brought international fame to mid-century Danish furniture. Hans Wegner's primary training included teenage apprenticeship to master cabinet maker H.F. Stahlberg.


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AMY NEUNSINGER The Design Working with Holger Hansen (the "son" in Carl Hansen & Son), Wegner presented the Wishbone, whose central feature is a Y-shaped back that supports an elegant, curved.


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Knoll Designer Bios Hans Wegner b. Denmark 1914-2007 Hans Wegner's illustrious career began with an apprenticeship to a cabinetmaker at age 14 and matured during and after his furniture design studies at the Copenhagen Technical College.


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Hans Wegner: Master of Danish Modern Design I'm a Creative Director with a passion for midcentury modern architecture and furniture. MidCent House will cover everything from unique midcentury homes to how to find bargains when starting your collection. Get all latest content delivered to your email a few times a month.


Danish designer Hans Wegner master of the chair Antique Trader

Hans J. Wegner Furniture, Chairs, Tables & Designs: Hans J. Wegner is the undisputed master of Danish chair design. Wegner has designed countless chairs, many of which—such as the Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair, Wegner Wing Chair, and Wegner CH07 Shell Chair—are internationally recognized classics.


HANS J WEGNER, a CH 22 lounge chair. Bukowskis

Feb. 6, 2007. Hans Wegner, whose Danish Modern furniture — most famously his chairs — helped change the course of design history in the 1950s and '60s by sanding modernism's sharp edges.


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ch24 ⸱ lounge ⸱ kaare klint Danish architect Hans J. Wegner is considered a pioneering furniture designer of the twentieth century Among Danish furniture designers, Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) is considered one of the most creative, innovative, and prolific.


This is how the iconic Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair originated

designer (1914 - 2007) Hans Jørgensen Wegner was born in 1914 in Tønder, a city in southern Denmark. Between 1928 and 1932 he studied as a carpenter's apprentice with the Danish master cabinetmaker H.F. Stahlberg and fifteen years Wegner builds the first chair. Later, moved to Copenhagen, he attended the School of Arts and Crafts from 1936 to.


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At the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild exhibition in 1947, Holger Hansen, son of cabinetmaker Carl Hansen, met Hans Wegner, a young designer making radical new furnishings: sleek forms.


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Hans Wegner. Hans Jørgensen Wegner was born on April 2 in 1914 in Tønder, Denmark (then Prussia, as part of the German Empire). Wegner was born to cobbler Peter Mathiesen Wegner and Nicoline Lausen.. Wegner established his own design studio in 1943 and created a series of lightweight chairs for Carl Hansen & Søn from 1949 until 1968.