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Hans J. Wegner
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| 简介：HANS J WEGNER
Hans Wegner was born in 1914 in Tønder, Denmark where he completed
his early education and trained as a cabinet maker. In 1936, at the
age of 22 he attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen,
returning later as a tutor.
He worked as an assistant to Erik Møller and Arne Jacobsen until
1943, helping on their design for the Århus Town Hall, and adding
some of his own furniture. In 1943 he opened his own office and came
out with the "Chinese" chair which, along with his 1949 "Round"
chair would provide the basis for many of his later chairs.
Interiors magazine, in America, put the "Round" chair on the cover
in 1950 and called it 'the world's most beautiful chair,'
catapulting Wegner into international fame and sparking a profitable
export market. It became known simply as, "the Chair" and began
making high profile appearances like the televised 1961 presidential
debates between Nixon and Kennedy.
World renowned for blending a variety of natural material in his
classic designs, Hans Wegner has received many international
accolades for his work, among them : "the Triennale" 1951, 1954 and
1957; "Royal Society of Arts" London 1959; "Citations of Merit"
Pratt Institute, New York 1959 and the "International Design award",
New York, 1957.
He worked as an assistant to Erik M?ller and Arne Jacobsen until
1943, helping on their design for the ?rhus Town Hall, and adding
some of his own furniture. In 1943 he opened his own office and came
out with the Chinese chair which, along with his 1949 "Round" chair
would provide the basis for many of his later chairs.
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