Hans J. Wegner 'The Chair/Round Chair' Dining Chairs in Teak and Cane

Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen Møbelsnedkeri, PP Møbler, 'The Chair/Round Chair' dining chairs, teak, Denmark, 1949

An important pair of Hans J. Wegner dining chairs made in 1949. These lovely 'The Chair' or 'Round Chair' dining chairs are considered of great magnitude in the oeuvre of the Danish designer. These chairs are early editions, produced in 1949, and are recognizable as such by the backrests wound in cane.

Hans Wegner (1914-2007) is one of the most prolific furniture designers of the world. Wegner's furniture was designed with the greatest understanding of materials, construction techniques, and use. He is known to be an excellent cabinet maker with thorough understanding of the materials he worked with, yet his greatest aim was to create expressive and exciting design. Although Wegner was a functionalist, he was not a rational dogmatist such as Kaare Klint, of whom he was a student. Instead, his designs sparkle with inventiveness and sculptural sense. However, this never meant that his organic and sensuous forms left the strict rules of functionalism. At heart, Wegner was an idealist. He was relentless in his quest for the best chair: 'there is never one damn thing that cannot be made better'. But Wegner was aware of the fact that you cannot design the 'perfect' chair, which gave him the freedom to produce as much as possible. He left behind more than 3500 drawings and about 500 of his designs went into production. His designs feature in the UN Building and Seagram Building in New York, UNESCO's headquarters. NATO's headquarters in Paris, and several buildings by the architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Kindly note that these chairs are delicate since they are first edition chairs. They show minor differences in patina of the cane. The price listed is per chair.

Please note that the price is per item.

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