An introduction to Hans J. Wegner, a Danish design pioneer

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Scandinavian Design 101

Scandinavian Design 101

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@jeffhildreth9244
@jeffhildreth9244 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather emigrated from Denmark to the USA in 1903. My grandfather was an excellent craftsman. His name was Soren Christian Frederiksen. My father was the first born American in his Danish Family. I built furniture for 20 years to include Amercian Shaker which is nothing more than copies of Swedish furniture from 100 years earlier. I also made Swedish, Gustavian, Doukhobor, Russian, Ukranian, Mennonite, Hutterite etc All from Eastern and Northern Europe and Scandinavia. I, too, prefer Danish design. Far more creative, imaginative and comfortable. Perhaps it is time for me to make some Danish furniture. BTW we do have many Swedish ancestors as well, all craftsmen and artists, And the Swedish language is much easier to learn than Danish : ) Do you know of the Malmsten Skol (school) Design , Furniture etc ? I enjoy your videos. Liked and subscribed.
@georgewithmore8972
@georgewithmore8972 2 жыл бұрын
This designer has always been one of my favorites within the "MCM universe". I think his vision, inventiveness and the talent he had to materialize pieces born of his imagination with great success is really admirable. Not in vain many of his designs are iconic. I have a Flag Halyard Chair from Manhattan Home Design and I really like using it a lot.
@jamiexxjamie
@jamiexxjamie 3 жыл бұрын
That was a great introduction to Wegner - his designs are so pleasing and elegant. I heard snippets of "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" again. Tack så mycket!
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Tack :) Glad you liked it!
@LaWendeltreppe
@LaWendeltreppe 2 жыл бұрын
Just came back from Tønder, thank you so much for this nice video on Wegner. My Mother was a huge fan of Scandinavian design and I grew up with the Wishbone Chairs.
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked the video. Hope you had a nice stay in Tønder!
@L12Bong
@L12Bong 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sanna and Andreas. Your videos are so informative and helpful towards both Swedish and Danish design. You are my favourite KZbin channel.
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks a lot! We’re so glad for your support!
@lissaajz
@lissaajz 3 жыл бұрын
Hello! I’m a Brazilian designer and a big fan of Hans Wegner! Love your channel!
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Hi there! That makes us very happy to hear. Thank you so much for watching!
@truenorthdesigns7662
@truenorthdesigns7662 3 жыл бұрын
I am a huge Wegner fan and to me it is mind blowing that one man made so many great designs in a lifetime and great videos you guys. I am going to be binging them on a cloudy Saturday on my old (Swedish) sailing boat here ;-)
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Thank's! We're so glad your enjoy our videos! Yeah, Wegner was amazing. He just kept on designing, delivering so many extraordinary pieces of furniture.
@starmanjesus5679
@starmanjesus5679 3 жыл бұрын
I was exactly thinking about you guys yesterday, why not making a video about hans j wegner? well done as usual, thank you a real pleasure
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah it was high time to make a video about Wegner! Thanks! Glad you liked it!
@AndrewSzeto
@AndrewSzeto 3 жыл бұрын
very awesome! have always wanted to know more about hans wegner! thank you for this!
@AndrewSzeto
@AndrewSzeto 3 жыл бұрын
I also loooooove the detail you go into!
@AndrewSzeto
@AndrewSzeto 3 жыл бұрын
lastly this is soo super informative. there was a company here in Canada called "Deilcraft" that made a chair super similar to the CH33. I was going to start trying to remake those myself haha. I will have to dig into this more!
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, there's quite a few companies around the world inspired by Wegner. And Scandinavian designers seems to have a special connection with Canada. Henningsen traveled in Canada and was inspired by the forests to design his fantastic Axe-table.
@AndrewSzeto
@AndrewSzeto 3 жыл бұрын
@@ScandinavianDesign101 amazing! thanks for this info! haha you guys are awesome! gave you a follow on instagram too! keep up the great work!
@RadioFreeJoe
@RadioFreeJoe 8 ай бұрын
No mention of the shell chair? Maybe his most unique design!
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's obviously a wonderful chair. But Wegner never really succeeded as a designer of plywood furniture. He tried, and created some really nice pieces, but he always returned to solid wood. Guess it had to do with the fact that he was trained as a cabinetmaker already as a teenager.
@brynjarbjorgvinsson1987
@brynjarbjorgvinsson1987 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, again.. Best wishes
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! We're so glad you liked it!
@gamaroff100
@gamaroff100 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@NguyenPhuMan00
@NguyenPhuMan00 3 жыл бұрын
Both the Round chair and Wishbone chair were inspired by the Ming chair. They are simplified version through Wegner's process.
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true! The Wishbone was a development of the Chinese chairs designed by Wegner some years prior. Danish designers was often highly inspired by Chinese craftsmanship.
@jeffhildreth9244
@jeffhildreth9244 Жыл бұрын
Curious, are you both Swedish or Danish. ?
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 Жыл бұрын
We're Swedes. But we used to work for a Danish company, and honestly, we prefer Danish design.
@oleroednielsen1442
@oleroednielsen1442 2 жыл бұрын
Har få dk. design møbler, glædes dagligt ved synet.
@manafabric
@manafabric Жыл бұрын
Once I heard his quote. It sounds like this: "sitting is the most unnatural pose for human. So you can not design perfect chair. You can only deign one new way of sitting." Is it his real quote, do you know?
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 Жыл бұрын
I think so. At least I’ve heard it too. But as always with old quotes, one has to take it with a grain of salt.
@shaloogautam8834
@shaloogautam8834 2 жыл бұрын
who cares about the legs....🤣you are too funny
@ScandinavianDesign101
@ScandinavianDesign101 2 жыл бұрын
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