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Hans Wegner

Denmark

Designer:Hans  Wegner

was one of the most innovative and prolific of all Danish furniture designers that made mid-century Danish design internationally popular. He trained as a cabinet-maker before attending the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts. His work belongs to a modernist school that preserves function. He is probably best known for his many chairs of genuine craftmanship.Inspired by classical portraits of Danish merchants sitting in Ming chairs, Wegner created series of chairs that helped establish Denmark as an international leader of modern design.

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