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The biography of Hans J. Wegner

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Danish furniture designer Hans J. Wegner created over 500 pieces of furniture and was instrumental in the spread of Scandinavian design as an international concept.

the Peacock Chair (1947), the Y-Chair (1949), the Ox Chair (1960), and the lamp The Pendant (1962) are some of Wegner’s most well-known pieces.

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Hans J. Wegner trained as a cabinetmaker before joining Copenhagen Technical College and later Copenhagen Vocational Art College until 1938.

After graduation, Wegner worked in the architectural studio of Erik Møller and Flemming Lassen until 1940. Three years later, Wegner joined the studio of Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller in Århus, where he designed the furniture for the Århus City Hall and began collaborating with cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen.

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From 1943 to -46, Wegner ran his own design studio in Århus, where he created reinterpretations of older furniture models, including the Windsor chair.

In 1946,