--- title: "Hans J. Wegner" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/hans-j-wegner" language: "en" type: "designer" description: "Individual designer items from Hans J. Wegner ✓ Wide range of products & designs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-04-26T17:17:35+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Hans J. Wegner Denmark - [Biography](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/hans-j-wegner) - [Products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/hans-j-wegner) - [Manufacturer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/hans-j-wegner/manufacturer) - [Articles](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/hans-j-wegner/contributions) Address: ## Hans J. Wegner Denmark Products by Hans J. Wegner [![CH22 lounge chair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_0.5-0.616_none/CH22-oak_walnut-cover-cap_front.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch22-lounge-chair) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH22 lounge chair](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch22-lounge-chair) [![CH26 dinning chair](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_0.5-0.5976_none/CH26-oak_walnut-cover-cap_front.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch26-dinning-chair) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH26 dinning chair](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch26-dinning-chair) [![Sideboard CH825](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/sideboard-ch825/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/sideboard-ch825-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/sideboard-ch825) [Carl Hansen & Søn Sideboard CH825](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/sideboard-ch825) [![The Pendant](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/the-pendant/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/the-pendant-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/the-pendant) [Carl Hansen & Søn The Pendant](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/the-pendant) [![CH_33](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/ch_33/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ch_33-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-33) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH\_33](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-33) [![CH_113](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/ch_113/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ch_113-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-113) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH\_113](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-113) [![CH_112](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/ch_112/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ch_112-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-112) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH\_112](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-112) [![CH_111](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/ch_111/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ch_111-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-111) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH\_111](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-111) [![CH_110](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/ch_110/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ch_110-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-110) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH\_110](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-110) [![CH_468](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/c/carl-hansen-son/produkte/ch_468/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ch_468-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-468) [Carl Hansen & Søn CH\_468](https://www.stylepark.com/en/carl-hansen-son/ch-468) [![PP 586](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/p/pp-mobler/produkte/pp-586/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/pp-586-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/pp-mobler/pp-586) [PP Møbler PP 586](https://www.stylepark.com/en/pp-mobler/pp-586) [![PP 120](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/p/pp-mobler/produkte/pp-120/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/pp-120-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/pp-mobler/pp-120) [PP Møbler PP 120](https://www.stylepark.com/en/pp-mobler/pp-120) [All products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/hans-j-wegner) Biography Hans J. Wegner was the indisputable grandmaster of Danish chair design. Throughout a long and productive life, Wegner has designed roughly 500 chairs, many of which have become popular classics and are still in production today. As a boy, he showed a keen interest in wood carving. He was born in Tønder in 1914 where he often visited the local museum to be inspired by its statues. Later, he set his wood carving aside, but he took his combined fascination of wood and sculpture with him when he went on to train as a furniture maker and furniture designer. At Designskolen Kolding he got to know his peer, Børge Mogensen. They developed a professional and personal friendship, which manifested itself in Wegner designing a set of children’s furniture as a confirmation present for Mogensen’s son, Peter. The set was soon put into production at FDB Furniture, where Mogensen was head of design. Wegner’s chairs are commonly held to be among the most beautiful in the world. At the same time, they reflect his understanding that the chair is a piece of furniture in close contact with the human body, a fact that places high demands on comfort and ergonomics. Design and function rarely go more perfectly hand in hand than in Wegner’s furniture. If anything, his training in furniture-making further nurtured his love of wood and he has a special talent for utilising the characteristics of the fibre to create surprising sculptural lines. Wegner’s furniture redefines the Danish word for design. Articles about Hans J. Wegner [YOUNG TALENTS More than just wood 7/18/2025 Marcus Götschl was one of the exciting new discoveries at this year's SaloneSatellite in Milan. In this interview, he tells us why he is fascinated by sophisticated designs and when design becomes relevant to him.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/young-talents-marcus-goetschl-salonesatellite-design-stylepark-magazine) [REVIEW – STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIR 2024 Pragmatic and upbeat 2/16/2024 “A test bed for new ideas” was the overarching theme of the Stockholm Furniture Fair from February 6 to 10, 2024. The presentation was by no means as prosaic as the title, and in fact it quickly became clear: This ongoing experiment is starting to get playful.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stockholm-furniture-fair-stockholm-design-week-fair-review-scandinavia-stylepark) [HOTEL A nest with a hill 1/8/2021 With the Shiroiya Hotel, Sou Fujimoto Architects have succeeded in producing a fascinating combination of an old building and a conversion, design, architecture and art. Michele de Lucchi, Jasper Morrison, Leandro Erlich and Sou Fujimoto have each designed one of the rooms.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/shiroiya-hotel-maebashi-japan-sou-fujimoto-architects) [FAIRS & EVENTS Hej Copenhagen, Hej Design! 6/2/2017 Scandinavian design is best experienced in Copenhagen. Follow us on our tour through designer studios and showrooms at 3 Days of Design, the most vibrant design festival in the north.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/3-days-of-design-copenhagen-2017) [READING EDUCATES Too late for sedate 4/18/2017 Børge Mogensen wasn’t interested in sculptural shapes and experiments. He preferred historical furniture types that he then tweaked for the better. A very readable monograph presents the Danish designer.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/b%C3%B8rge-mogensen-monograph) [FAIRS & EVENTS Strong profile 4/4/2016 Early work by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son In the form of the CH22 armchair, a classic is being re-issued and with the CH26 chair a close relative produced for the first time.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/strong-profile) [DESIGN In the comfort zone 2/16/2016 At this year’s Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair the Scandinavians show how much we long for homeliness.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-the-comfort-zone) [DESIGN On your seats, get set, go 9/6/2015 Design classics have long since conquered children’s rooms. But they have to be colorful. Irrespective of whether chairs and tables for adults have simply been miniaturized or unique children’s room classics created – you’ll find the most important items here.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/on-your-seats-get-set-go) [FAIRS & EVENTS Wake-up call with eyes and fringes 6/2/2015 Danish design has a contemporary look to it, despite many of the ideas being over 50 years old. At Copenhagen’s “3daysofdesign” there was much talk of tradition and values, and of updating classics.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/wake-up-call-with-eyes-and-fringes) [FAIRS & EVENTS What only the giraffe knows 4/28/2015 This year during there were once again countless items of furniture and special moments during the Milan Salone. A small photo album of memories.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/what-only-the-giraffe-knows) [FAIRS & EVENTS Seizing it by the horns 3/30/2015 Hans J. Wegner at Carl Hansen & Son, colored or round You can always rely on someone like him – and there are said to be as many as another 3,500 furniture designs in his archive.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/seizing-it-by-the-horns) [DESIGN One chair wasn’t enough for him 9/19/2014 Young designers can still learn a lot from him, even if this year Hans J.Wegner would have turned 100. On the occasion of his anniversary, ChristianHolmsted Olesen has dedicated an insightful book to the life, work andapproach of the exceptional designer.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/one-chair-wasnt-enough-for-him) [DESIGN In the good-life lab 7/16/2014 As regards design, Denmark certainly has its finger on the pulse of things. Is this anything more than a re-edition of Danish Modernism? Are objects being made sustainably inside Denmark? A trip to “3DaysofDesign” in Copenhagen provides the answers.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-the-good-life-lab) [FAIRS & EVENTS Chair genius: PP Møbler + Carl Hansen & Søn celebrate Hans J. Wegner 3/31/2014 There’s still much to be discovered about Hans Jørgensen Wegner, who would have turned 100 this April.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/chair-genius-pp-mobler-carl-hansen-son-celebrate-hans-j-wegner)