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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 …

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 …