Round chair, model no. JH 501
designed (1949)
- Medium
- teak, leather, (other materials)
- Measurements
- 75.3 × 62.4 × 52.3 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Denmark
- Accession Number
- 1249-D4
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952 - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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The finest qualities of Danish design – craftsmanship, subtle exploitation of materials and concern for comfort – are conspicuous in furniture made by Hans Wegner, who expressed his functional ideas in sculptural form. By the 1950s he had become one of the leading exponents of Scandinavian design and was internationally celebrated for his exquisitely balanced and beautifully crafted chairs, generally constructed of solid wood. The Round chair, with its embracing back support, subtly curved seat and soft contours, so successfully fulfils the most stringent requirements of function and aesthetics that it has become known simply as ‘The Chair’.