I will follow up yesterday’s post about the CH33 chair with some more
information about the designer behind, Hans J. Wegner.
Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) is among the most known Danish furniture
designers to date. He made mid-century Danish design popular on an
international scale with his deep understanding of the need for functionality
and his love of natural and high quality materials. His style is often
described as “Organic Functionality”
Wegner worked as a designer in Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller’s
architectural office before he established his own company in 1943. He designed
more than 500 different chairs, many of which have become recognizable design
icons and are to be found in the permanent collections of the world’s most
prestigious museums.
One of his most talked about chairs is the Round chair which rose to
stardom when used in the televised presidential debates between Nixon and
Kennedy in 1960. It was featured on the cover of American interior magazines
and referred to as “the world’s most beautiful chair”, and has since been known
simply as “The Chair”.
Information via Wikipedia & Danish-furniture.com
Photos:
1: The Y-chair. From Elin Kling’s apartment in Stockholm, via Emmas designblogg
2: The Three-Legged Chair. Via Danish-furniture.com
3: The Swivel Chair. Via Tetino tête
4: The Y-chair. Via Mockin
5: The Round Chair. Via Danish-furniture.com
6: The Peacock Chair. Via the design traveller
7: The Sawbench Chair. Via Danish-furniture.com
8: The Y-chair. Via Cococozy
9 The Circle Chair. Via Chair blog
