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What Is The Most Important Aspect of The Shell Chair’s Design?

Posted by Eloy on Mar 4th 2020

Some furniture pieces have the particularity of having a so prominent aesthetic value that when integrated into a layout they produce a very valuable and significant contribution. An example of them is the Shell Chair. The design of this modern chair looks so good from any angle that serves to decorate, for example, a space of the house that you want to turn into a tea or coffee room, where you c …
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The Hans Wegner Shell Chair: Art and Comfort In One Single Piece

Posted by Eloy on Feb 21st 2020

The Hans Wegner Shell Chair replica is one of those extraordinary pieces that although they went almost unnoticed at the time, later became icons of its style and its time. This piece, which was originally presented in 1963, didn't mean a great impact in the world of interior decoration and design since its bold form and innovative proposal were undoubtedly ahead of its time. The piece is mad …
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Designer of the Week - Hans Wegner

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Nov 9th 2018

Creator of the iconic, and weird, Flag Halyard chair, the Peacock chair, and a 1949 design that’s just called “The Chair”, we present to you  Hans Jorgensen Wegner: Danish furniture designer, pioneer, iconoclast, and artist. Born in Tønder, south Denmark, in 1914, Wegner was the son of a cobbler, and became pretty interested with craftsmanship at a very early ag …
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Designer of the week – Hans Wegner - Spotlight: Shell Chair

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Oct 19th 2018

Designer of the week – Hans Wegner - Spotlight: Shell Chair When you think about Denmark, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Well, for most people is the city of Copenhagen. For design enthusiasts in probably the name of Hans Wegner, a modernist revolutionary and significant representative of the mid-century furniture revival nowadays. His iconic Shell Chair did not sell well when …
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