Wegner : just One good chair
Olesen, Christian Holmsted
Wegner : just One good chair - Berlin Hatje Cantz Verlag 2020 - 254,ip.
Contents
Preface 9
From Danish Traditionalist to International Modernist 11
A Carefree, Experimental Furniture Designer 13
The Chair Is the Closest Thing to a Person 17
The Journeyman from Southern Jutland 18
The Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibitions 22
An Education in Design at Designmuseum Danmark 25
Furnishings for Nyborg Library and Aarhus City Hall 37
The Independent Furniture Designer 41
Functional Asceticism: Kaare Klint and Barge Mogensen 44
Commonsense Models Turned into Poetry 49
The International Breakthrough 52
The Everyday Breakthrough 57
Casual Modernism: The International Masterpieces 62
A Natural House 75
Rationalization and Scandinavian Finishes 84
Durable Design 89
Furniture Types and Leitmotifs 91
An Extensive Process of Purification 93
When Are You Finished with Something? 95
Windsor Chairs 97
China Chairs 113
Round Chairs 129
Spanish Conference Chairs 153
Shell Chairs 157
Folding and Lounge Chairs 179
Sawbuck Chairs 199
Upholstered Furniture 207
Storage Furniture 219
Tables 235
Biography 248
Bibliography 250
Index 251
Photo Credits 254
9783775738095
India
Wegner, Hans J., 1914-2007
Chair design
Furniture design
Sustainable design
749.092 / OLE
Wegner : just One good chair - Berlin Hatje Cantz Verlag 2020 - 254,ip.
Contents
Preface 9
From Danish Traditionalist to International Modernist 11
A Carefree, Experimental Furniture Designer 13
The Chair Is the Closest Thing to a Person 17
The Journeyman from Southern Jutland 18
The Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibitions 22
An Education in Design at Designmuseum Danmark 25
Furnishings for Nyborg Library and Aarhus City Hall 37
The Independent Furniture Designer 41
Functional Asceticism: Kaare Klint and Barge Mogensen 44
Commonsense Models Turned into Poetry 49
The International Breakthrough 52
The Everyday Breakthrough 57
Casual Modernism: The International Masterpieces 62
A Natural House 75
Rationalization and Scandinavian Finishes 84
Durable Design 89
Furniture Types and Leitmotifs 91
An Extensive Process of Purification 93
When Are You Finished with Something? 95
Windsor Chairs 97
China Chairs 113
Round Chairs 129
Spanish Conference Chairs 153
Shell Chairs 157
Folding and Lounge Chairs 179
Sawbuck Chairs 199
Upholstered Furniture 207
Storage Furniture 219
Tables 235
Biography 248
Bibliography 250
Index 251
Photo Credits 254
9783775738095
India
Wegner, Hans J., 1914-2007
Chair design
Furniture design
Sustainable design
749.092 / OLE