hans-wegnerHans J Wegner (1915-2007). At age 13 Wegner apprenticed with a local cabinet maker. He later attended the Danish Institute of Technology and the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts, where he later lectured from 1946 to 1953. From 1938 to 1942, he worked as a furniture designer in Arne Jacobsen
and Erik Moller’s architectural practice. Hans Wegner was a world-renowned Danish furniture designer.

 

His high quality and thoughtful 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 by Poul Henningsen, Alvar Aalto, and Arne Jacobsen. In his lifetime he designed over 500 different chairs, over 100 of which were put into mass production and many of which have become recognizable design icons.


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Wegner Halyard Chair

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Wegner Cow Horn Chais

Han-Wegner-papabearWegner Papa Bear Chair