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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Danish Modern Coffee Table by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
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
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 AT-8 Early prod. 1950s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Handewitt, DE
1950s round coffee table by Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck. Model AT-8 with teak plate and beech legs. During the restoration we had to replace the badly damaged teak veneer on the ...
Beech, Teak
Coffee table Model JH 575 by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen
By Johannes Andersen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1950s "JH575" coffee table with reversible top designed by Hans J. Wegner for Master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Beautiful example with striking grain pattern to the ...
Oak, Teak
Coffee Table Attributed to Hans Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table in teak, oak and cane possibly designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Andr. Tuck.
Teak, Cane
Hans J. Wegner Coffee Table in Oak, Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully restrained and finely crafted coffee table by Hans J. Wegner, Denmark, 1950s. Executed in solid oak, the design reflects Wegner’s devotion to honest materials, impeccab...
Oak
T-11 Coffee Table by Hans J. Wegner
By Andreas Tuck, Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Coffee Table T-11 by Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck, Denmark. This piece has a teak top with oak legs and marked underneath. Designed in 1954 and manufactured during the 1950s t...
Oak, Teak
Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Teak and Oak Coffee Table
By Andreas Tuck, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Teak and Oak Hans Wegner coffee table for Andreas Tuck,model AT-11. features teak top with raised lip and round tapered Oak legs. Classic danish modern design. marked on un...
Oak, Teak
$1,526
H 22.05 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Coffee Table Made In Soap Treated Oak By Hans J. Wegner From 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Lejre, DK
Crafted from soap-treated oak, this coffee table epitomizes the iconic design aesthetic of Hans J. Wegner from the 1960s. With its clean lines, minimalist form, and emphasis on natur...
Oak
$8,251
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 63 in
Occasional table model AT-10 designed by Hans J Wegner for Andreas Tuck
By Hans J. Wegner, Andreas Tuck
Located in Stockholm, SE
The AT-10 occasional table, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck in the 1950s, exemplifies Wegner's ability to combine functionality with simple, elegant design. Crafted from ...
Cane, Oak, Teak
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