Wegner is the undisputed master of danish chair design. Just one good chair christian holmsted olesen isbn. Scores of craftsmen can build you a chair, but danish icon hans wegner earns the rare distinction of having created the chair. He was apprenticed to the cabinet maker h f stahlberg and then attended the technological institute in. Wegner 19142007 was a prolific designer known for his craftsmanship and ability to balance aesthetics with functionality and quality. See more ideas about furniture design, hans wegner and modern furniture. The first good design exhibition from november 1950 through to february 1951 was designed by charles and ray eames. The skeleton is made of steel tube and the seating surface woven with flag halyard. Text in danish by bernt, paul hansen, einar pedersen, kristian jakobson and marianne wegner sorensen. Any fan of design has his or her favorite among wegner s approximately 500 creations, and there is hardly an interior design magazine that has not included an illustration of his elegant china. Dec 12, 2015 the first good design exhibition from november 1950 through to february 1951 was designed by charles and ray eames. Wegner 19142007 is inseparable from his unrivalled chairs, which helped danish design to achieve its international breakthrough. The book provides a glimpse into his world, it opens with a tradition based on handicrafts and it closes with a world where craft based production has been replaced by industrial manufacturing.
Any fan of design has his or her favorite among wegners approximately 500. May 03, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Apr 05, 2014 there are interviews with wegners two daughters and the furniture makers, bernt, ejnar pedersen and henry fisker, who are the only craftsmen alive today who actually worked closely with the danish design icon. The nondesigners design book 4th edition 4th edition. A beautiful book on hans wegner who was one of the architects or designers who made danish furniture world famous in the 20th century.
Jeder designliebhaber hat einen favoriten unter seinen rund 500 entwurfen. Hans j wegner trained as a cabinetmaker before attending the copenhagen school of arts and crafts, where he later lectured from 1946 to 1953. There is an apocryphal story that wegner conceived this design whilst on the beach near. Here we highlight eight gems from the wegner design archive. Even if youre not a design fanatic and dont know its name, chances are youve seen or even sat in the wishbone chair. The chair was launched by fdb furniture in 1944 and has been in continuous production ever since. Wegner danish, 19142007 was a renowned furniture designer associated with organic functionalism. Bravery favorite design books of 20 favorite design books. Wegner was dedicated to showcasing the inner workings of a piece of furniture through its exterior. The monocle guide to shops, kiosks and markets monocle book collection. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Hans j wegner on design danish design center chairs 1995.
See more ideas about hans wegner, chair design and furniture design. From 1936 through to 1938 he studied at the school of art, crafts and design in copenhagen. Hans j wegner en stolemager the book accompanied an exhibition in thekunstindustrimuseet. As a teenager, wegner apprenticed with master cabinetmaker h. During the same period, wegner began collaborating with master cabinetmaker johannes hansen, who was a driving force in bringing new furniture design to the danish public at the copenhagen cabinetmakers guild exhibitions. Born in southern denmark, wegner apprenticed as a cabinetmaker, and later attended the danish school of arts and crafts and the architectural academy in copenhagen. A look at the work of renowned midcentury danish furniture designer hans wegner 19142007. The chair, wegner s best selling design is a notable example of danish furniture design. I am a big fan of hans wegners work, so i was thrilled to see this book come out. In 1943, he set up his own office in gentofte and collaborated with borge mogensen in the design of an apartment shown. Gently used hans wegner furniture up to 40% off at chairish. The book will be published in danish on the 5th of april and in english during the summer of 2014. Constructed of responsibly harvested american woods, a variety of finishes and a large selection of upholstery options, it is customizable so that you can match your existing decor.
Wegner, and one of the most famous danish furniture pieces. Hans wegner outdoor furniture outdoor decor sun lounger home accessories architecture design furniture design armchair house design view this item and discover similar for sale at 1stdibs made in chromiumplated bars and painted steel pipes, with all its surfaces in woven flag halyard it is a chair without ancestors. From 1938 to 1942, he worked as a furniture designer in arne jacobsen and erik mollercs architectural practice. Wegner 19142007 is inseparable from his unrivalled chairs, which have helped danish design achieve international recognition. The wishbone chair is the last iteration of a number of designs hans wegner produced starting in 1944. He later sad of the chair, it was very quadrangular this was modern during those years jens bernsen. Hans wegner is a renowned danish designer, who is credited with making the midcentury danish design style popular. More specifically, he was instrumental in developing a body of work known as organic functionalism. His round chair 1949with its single, curved back rail forming a parabola of finely shaped woodwas a stylish shot heard round the world, which heralded the arrival of a major design talent and made danish design a cover story in the united states. His danish modern furniture was elegant and comfortable, making the style all the rage among cosmopolitan americans of the era and beyond. Any fan of design has his or her favorite among wegner s approximately 500 creations, and there is hardly an interior design magazine that has not included an illustration of his elegant china chair 1943 or y chair 1950. Hans wegner chair in the centre pompidou, paris hans jorgensen wegner april 2,1914 january 26, 2007 was a worldrenowned iconic danish furniture designer.
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. This book provides a view onto the design world of hans wegner, one of the leading architects and designers who made danish furniture design world famous together with the likes of finn juhl, borge mogensen and poul kjaerholm. Wegner lounges in another of his large and laidback chairs, the ox, designed in 1960. Design tree home hans wegner shell chair replica, walnut plywood and white leather. This wishbone chair features the ch24 in various types of wood finishes. 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, wellmade furniture in the mid20th century. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. He was apprenticed to the cabinet maker h f stahlberg and then attended the technological institute in copenhagen as a joiner. Placing importance on ergonomic design, he fully believed that furniture was art made to comfort the body. Hans jorgen wegner helped change the course of design history in the 1950s and 1960s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. This agesold lesson gained new traction with the theory, popularized by malcolm gladwell in his 2008 book outliers, that mastery can be achieved with 10,000 hours of practice.
Titled wegner just one good chair, wegner bare een god stol the show, which opens on 3 april and runs until 2 november, will display dozens of the 500 chairs he designed throughout his career, as well as featuring. In his quest to design the perfect chair, danish furniture designer hans wegner can offer proof to these concepts. In production for over 60 years, this classic dining chair, designed by danish designer hans j. Wooden charis from the ming dynasty provided wegner with inspiration for his design. Wegner 19142007 is inseparable from his unrivalled chairs, which helped danish design to achieve its international. Wegner 19142007 is inseparable from his unrivalled chairs, which have helped danish design achieve.
Any fan of design has his or her favorite among wegner s approximately 500 creations, and there is hardly an interior design magazine that has. Wegner oak side table at50 for andreas tuck, denmark 1960s. See more ideas about hans wegner, furniture and furniture design. The hans wegner the chair by inmod is a highly accurate and affordable replica of hans wegners original design. Hans wegner style is often described as organic functionality, which is a modern school of thought with a strong focus on function. 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. Buy used on clicking this link, a new layer will be open. And complexity, notably how we, as a global civilization, deal with science fiction, taste, social media, the cities we live in, aesthetics, powerpoint, burkas, big tech, fullcontact sports, and other thorny topics. Titled wegner just one good chair, wegner bare een god stol the show, which opens on 3 april and runs until 2 november, will display dozens of the 500 chairs he designed throughout his career, as well as featuring prototypes, drawings. Stahlberg before enrolling at the danish school of arts and crafts in 1936. In 1943, he set up his own office in gentofte and collaborated with borge mogensen in the design of an apartment shown at the 1946. Chair 16 concept after spending the summer studying scandinavian furniture design in copenhagen, stockholm and helsinki, this chair takes cues from poul kjaerholm and hans j. The legendary danish furniture designer hans j wegner is being honoured with an exhibition at designmuseum denmark, in the centenary year of his birth. May 24, 2011 this short video by louise abbott gives a glimpse of the vernissage of a unique exhibitionsale of vintage furniture by modern danish designer hans wegner, as well as contemporary furniture by.
Hans wegner and niels jensen at studio georgeville youtube. Hans wegners 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. Comprising of two frames it hints at wegner s ability to design simple coherant constructions. Wegner has designed countless chairs, many of whichsuch as the hans wegner wishbone chair, wegner wing chair, and wegner ch07 shell chairare internationally recognized classics.
Of his flag halyard chair the design book entry says. Although its huge, bulging body stands in contrast to the flag halyard chair, the ox presents a similarly radically innovative design, notes christian holmsted olesen in the forthcoming book hans j. In 1938, wegner was approached by architects and designers arne jacobsen and erik moller, and started designing furniture for the new aarhus city hall. Comprising of two frames it hints at wegners ability to design simple coherant constructions. The hans wegner ch24 wishbone chair is a high quality reproduction of hans wegner s ch24 wishbone chair designed in 1949. The chair, wegners best selling design is a notable example of danish furniture design. Danish designer hans wegner master of the chair antique. Jan 19, 2017 this agesold lesson gained new traction with the theory, popularized by malcolm gladwell in his 2008 book outliers, that mastery can be achieved with 10,000 hours of practice.
Hans j wegner honoured in centenary year design agenda. Wegner emphasised freedom of movement and ergonomics in his chair designs, and this is particularly evident in the j16. His round chair 1949with its single, curved back rail forming a parabola of finely shaped woodwas a stylish shot heard round the world, which heralded the arrival of a major design talent and made danish design a cover story in the. The book provides a glimpse into his world, it opens with a tradition based on handicrafts and it closes with a world where craft based production has been replaced by. Hans wegner stands among designers finn juhl, arne jacobsen, borge mogensen, poul kj. Jan 21, 2016 the j16 is exceptional among the many rocking chairs designed by hans j. With a profound respect for the properties of wood and exacting joinery techniques, wegner went on to design furniture pieces for the new city hall in arhus alongside arne jacobsen and erik moller. Pictured at right is a 1950 drawing for the wishbone chair, which. Hans wenger is regarded as one of the most innovative danish furniture designers, and credited with helping danish design to rise to international popularity. Designs by pierre jeanneret, hans wegner, and more the chair is a practical tool, but it can also be also be an aesthetic objectcherished, admired, even collected, writes witold rybczynski in his new book, now i sit me down, a discerning history of the chair. Feb 06, 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 modernisms sharp edges and giving. Any fan of design has his or her favorite among wegners approximately 500 creations, and there is hardly an interior design magazine that has not included an illustration of his elegant china chair 1943 or y chair 1950. A leader in danish modernism and a pioneer in organic functionality, hans j.
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