Hans J. Wegner Set of Four ‘Sawbuck’ Dining Chairs in Oak

This set of four chairs is designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen. The chairs are defined by the V-shaped gaps in the back rest. The chair has a slightly slanted position, making it more comfortable. A number of chairs by Wegner are called sawbuck chairs or ‘bukkestole’ in Danish. These chairs, which are closely related to the folding chairs are fixed in an open position. The chair is defined by the A-shaped frame that can be seen from the side. The name derives from the shape that sawbucks had in his workshop.

Hans Wegner (1914-2007) is one of the most prolific furniture designers of the world. Wegner’s furniture was designed with the greatest understanding of materials, construction techniques and use. Wegner is known to be an excellent cabinet maker with thorough understanding of the materials he worked with, yet his greatest aim was to create expressive and exciting design. Although Wegner was a functionalist, he was not a rational dogmatist such as Kaare Klint, of whom he was a student. Instead, his designs sparkle with inventiveness and sculptural sense. But this never meant that his organic and sensuous forms left the strict rules of functionalism. At heart, Wegner was an idealist. He was relentless in his quest for the best chair: ‘there is never one damn thing that cannot be made better’. But Wegner was aware of the fact that you cannot design the ‘perfect’ chair, which gave him the freedom to produce as much as possible. He left behind more than 3500 drawings and about 500 of his designs went into production. His designs feature in the UN Building and Seagram Building in New York, UNESCO’s headquarters. NATO’s headquarters in Paris, and several buildings by the architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
  
Please note that these items are in good, used condition.