Some of the Planmøbler furniture was used in the office wings of the City Hall. Wegner began working on three lines of modular office furniture for Planmøbler while working on the City Hall. From 1939-1942, Wegner worked on the Aarhus City Hall project and was responsible for all the furnishings. While the library was well-received and Møller and Lassen were awarded the Eckersberg Medal, Wegner's contributions weren't as widely publicized at the time. Today, the library displays early photos of Wegner's contributions to the library as well as a website dedicated to the historic design. However, World War II caused delays in the City Hall project and he was first assigned to work on the Nyborg Public Library under Møller and Flemming Lassen. Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller had won a bid to design the Aarhus City Hall and employed Wegner to create the furniture. In 1938, Wegner took a one-year leave from his studies to work on the Aarhus City Hall project on the recommendation of his teacher. He participated at his first Cabinetmakers' Guild exhibition in 1938, where he presented the Stangerup Chair - named after the person who purchased it. His painting teacher tried to convince him to pursue a career as a portrait painter. Wegner garnered attention at school from his teachers for his developed drawing skills. Wegner was led by the instruction of Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, a student from Klint's school, and he was strongly influenced by functionalism. Subsequently, he attended the School of Arts and Crafts' carpentry program located within the Danish Museum of Art & Design in Copenhagen.
After the military, Wegner took a 2.5 month cabinetmaking course at the Danish Technological Institute. Wegner realized his skills needed improvement if he wished to fulfill his dream of opening his own workshop. Wegner decided to become a designer with the aim of producing and selling his furniture. These exhibits gave Wegner a first-hand experience of what the combination of workmanship and design could produce. Iversen) and the best architects of the time (such as Kaare Klint, Vilhelm Lauritzen, and Ole Wanscher). Pontoppidan, Niels Vodder, Jacob Kjær, and A. The exhibits were a laboratory for experimentation between Master Cabinetmakers (such as Johannes Hansen, L. ĭuring the army, he first saw the exhibition of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild in 1935. Finishing his apprenticeship at 17, he crafted a lady's desk as part of his journeyman's test and remained employed in the workshop before joining the army. At the age of 15, he made his first chair. He soon discovered he had a feeling for wood and developed an affinity towards the material. Circa 1905Īt the age of 14, he worked as a child apprentice to master cabinetmaker H. Stahlberg's workshop where Wegner was employed. “If only you could design just one good chair in your life.but you simply cannot.” In his lifetime he designed over 500 different chairs, over 100 of which were put into mass production and many of which have become recognizable design icons. Wegner has been referred to as the "King of Chairs" for his proliferated work designing seating. This school of thought arose primarily in Scandinavian countries with contributions by Poul Henningsen, Alvar Aalto, and Arne Jacobsen. His style is often described as Organic Functionality, a modernist school with emphasis on functionality.
His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. Hans Jørgensen Wegner (ApJanuary 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. Grand prix of the Milan Triennial IX (1951)Ĭitation of Merit from the Pratt institute (1961)ĭiploma di collaborazione Triennale di Milano (1973)ĭanish Design Council’s Annual Prize (1987) Ĩth International Design Award (1997)
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