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Hans J Wegner 'The Chair' Jh 503 By Johannes Hanson 1955
Gayhurst, United Kingdom
£3,995 per item
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Item details
Height
76.0 cm
Width
63.0 cm
Depth
54.0 cm
Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
Please refer to condition report, images or make a seller enquiry for additional information.
Description
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“A chair,” according to Danish designer Hans Wegner “is to have no backside. It should be beautiful from all angles.” This principle guided Wegner in the design of every one of the 500 chairs he developed during his lifetime—100 of which were ultimately put into production. But of all these, just one, his 1949 Round Chair, went on to earn the internationally recognised nickname of “The Chair,” an honour shared by no other design before or since.
Lauded as “the most beautiful chair in the world” on the cover of the American magazine Interiors in 1950, Wegner’s Round Chair—which features a back and armrests made of one continuous wooden semicircle—quickly became a symbol of Danish Modern design, a style characterised by the simplicity of elegant, even graphic lines, function-driven forms, and expert joinery, elevated by centuries of experience in woodworking. A direct response to the sharper, colder chromed metal of the Bauhaus style, The Chair also marked a new era of Danish design’s prominence on a global scale, and helped shape—alongside the work of Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjaerholm, Finn Juhl and Borge Jorgensen and —the Modern design movement of the 1950s and ’60s. Describing the inspiration behind The Chair, Wegner has said, “We wanted to make something that could only be made by us . . . something typically Danish.”
'The Round One' as Wegner referred to it with his usual provincial modesty, is one of the most famous Danish pieces of furniture - certainly the most distinctly Danish. In its own modest and simple way it sums up the very essence of traditional Danish woodworking and design philosophy. And it is absolutely the most important work of Hans J. Wegner.
With this chair Wegner came into his own right, no longer needing the inspiration from other cultures and designers that had influenced his earlier works. This chair was created in a language of shape and construction that only Wegner spoke and it triggered the first ever, foreign report on Danish design in the American Interiors Magazine. It also became the cornerstone in a wide range of designs, which for more than a decade constituted the core business of several Danish furniture manufacturers, effectively becoming the main force in the great international breakthrough of Danish Modern.
When John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon met in the first ever, televised election debate in 1960, they sat in the Round Chair. It was chosen mainly for its comfort and genuine quality - made in Denmark and shipped to the USA to play an important role in this historic event. Eventually the Americans came up with a new and more telling name for this chair. They called it 'The Chair'.
This particular chair is offered in good condition save for some minor chips and scrapes.
The original leather is quite worn albeit serviceable and perfectly presentable. We pondered changing it but thought best to leave as is. New leather can be arranged and fitted for the buyer at buyers cost.
Manufactures stamp to the underside of frame.
Free delivery to West London - other locations - please ask.
Additional dimensions information:
SEAT HEIGHT 44
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Estimated delivery time
Less than one week
Free collection available
Yes
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