Best known for his chairs and other 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, well-made furniture in the mid-20th century.
Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. Like his peers Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl, Wegner believed that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.
In keeping with that tenet, several of Hans Wegner’s best chair designs have their roots in traditional seating forms. The Peacock chair (designed in 1947) is a throne-like adaptation of the Windsor chair; pieces from the China chair series (begun in 1944) as well as the 1949 Wishbone chair, with its distinctive Y-shaped back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960). Wegner’s comfy Papa Bear chair (1951) is an almost surreally re-scaled English wingback chair.
Wegner’s most representative piece, the Round chair (1949), gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the TV stage of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960. That chair, along with Wegner’s more bravura designs — for example, the 1963 Shell chair, with its curved surfboard-shaped seat — bring a quietly sculptural presence to a room.
Wegner was a designer who revered his primary material — wood — and it shows. His wood gathers patina and character with age; every Hans Wegner piece testifies to the life it has led.
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1960s Danish Coffee Table in Oak Design Jacob Kjær
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Handewitt, DE
Coffee table, designed by the Danish master cabinetmaker Jacob Kjær Copenhagen Denmark. Made in solid oak and brass points on the table top. Jacob Kjaer designed the table in 1939 an...
Oak
Rare Danish Coffee Table in Teak and Oak 1950s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Rare danish rond coffee table. Made in teak and oak. Below the table top there is another storage compartment held in place with brass holders. Underneath with number like Frits Henn...
Brass
Large Henning Kjaernulf Dining Table 1958. Early Production.
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Handewitt, DE
Large round / oval dining table in oak. Model 62, designed in 1958 by Henning Kjaernulf. Manufactured by Sorø Stolefabrik Denmark. Extendable up to 325.0 cm with 4 plates. Note: The...
Oak
Drop Leaf Dining Table by Niels Koefoed Denmark 1960s
By Niels Koefoed
Located in Handewitt, DE
Drop leaf dining table in oak by Niels Koefoed, Denmark.Produced in 1960s by Koefoeds Hornslet Denmark. Table can be enlarged by folding sideways to a total of 195 cm. Finest danish ...
Oak
Rare Børge Mogensen Library Table 6281 in Oak
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Rarely offered danish oak library tabel by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik. Model 6281. Rectangular library tabel with a flap on each site to expand. Manufactured in Denmar...
Oak
Rare Hans J. Wegner PP-312 Teak Desk 1960s.
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Handewitt, DE
Rarely offered Hans J. Wegner desk in sold teak. Model PP-312. This is probably an earlier version of the current PP-312. Like its predecessor, the PP-305, this model still has thre...
Teak
Hans Wegner Coffee Table
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans Wegner deign coffee table for Andreas Tuck, Denmark. Having a sculpted teak lip top on oak legs and supports, perfectly refinished and stamped.
Oak, Teak
Hans J Wegner Coffee Table for Andreas Tuck
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hans J Wegner design coffee table for Andreas Tuck, Denmark. Made with a teak top and three splayed oak legs, perfectly refinished and labeled.
Oak
Danish Modern Coffee Table by Hans Wegner
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish modern coffee table by Hans Wegner for GETAMA, Denmark, circa 1960s. This table is currently being refinished. The price noted includes refinishing.
Teak
Scandinavian Coffee Table by Mobelintersia – Circa 1960
By Aakjaer Jorgensen
Located in LYON, FR
Scandinavian Coffee Table by Mobelintersia – Circa 1960 Diameter 80 cm – Height 43.5 cm Maison Lecan presents this elegant round teak coffee table crafted in the 1960s by Danish man...
Teak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Hans J. Wegner, Walnut
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish coffee table made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed and signed by Hans J. Wegner, produced by Carl Hansen & Søn in good condition. The round table top of the Scandinavian sofa, side table is supported by three sculptural, curved wooden legs. Manufacturer label at the bottom. Model Nr. CH008, Serial Nr. 133854. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1940-1960, Denmark, Scandinavia. Hans Jorgensen...
Walnut
Danish Modern Hans J. Wegner Table Model AT-8 by Andreas Tuck, Denmark, 1960s
By Andreas Tuck, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural and refined three-leg table designed by Hans J. Wegner and produced by master cabinetmaker Andreas Tuck in Denmark during the 1960s. The table features a beautifully figur...
Oak, Teak
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