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Hans Wegner GE290 Lounge Chair for GETAMA

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Details
- CreatorHans J. Wegner (Designer),GETAMA (Manufacturer)
- DimensionsHeight: 38 in. (96.52 cm)Width: 30 in. (76.2 cm)Depth: 28 in. (71.12 cm)Seat Height: 16 in. (40.64 cm)
- StyleScandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1950s
- ConditionWear consistent with age and use.
- Seller LocationBrooklyn, NY
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU154626177493
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingRates vary by destination and complexity.Ships From: Brooklyn, NY
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About Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
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, 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 Wegner’s best chair designs, seen in dealer listings below, 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.
- By Johannes Andersen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Brooklyn, NYHans Wegner peacock chair designed in 1947 features a Windsor back in oak with teak arms and detail. Produced by...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
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- By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Brooklyn, NYThis classic and all original armchair by Hans Wegner has a rich patina. This is one of the less common examples...Category
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- By Swedese, Yngve EkströmLocated in Brooklyn, NYExtremely rare and generously proportioned pair of plank arm lounge chair with curved backrest and stripe textur...Category
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H 36 in. W 34.5 in. D 36 in.$5,699 - By Poul Jeppesen, Ole WanscherLocated in Brooklyn, NYOle Wanscher Japan lounge chair. Sculptural teak armchair with navy green and emerald green two tone fabric desi...Category
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- By Ib Kofod-LarsenLocated in Brooklyn, NYIconic Ib Kofod Larsen Penguin chair in bent plywood, wrought iron and recently recovered in neutral velvet.Category
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MaterialsPlywood
- By Svend SkipperLocated in Brooklyn, NYBarrel-back version of the Svend Skipper model 91 lounge chair. Similar design to Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chair....Category
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MaterialsUpholstery, Teak
H 38.59 in. W 33.86 in. D 33.86 in.$7,839 Sale Price / set20% Off
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