The Danish designer Hans J. Wegner was a key figure in post-war Scandinavian furniture design, which is currently experiencing a renaissance. Christian Holmsted Olesen, author of the standard monograph on Wegner, »Just One Good Chair«, will speak about Hans J. Wegner’s work in the context of Danish design. In his quest to create the perfect chair, Wegner designed more than 500 different models, many of which are regarded as furniture classics today. Free admission

A leading protagonist of Danish modernism, Hans J. Wegner made himself a name with furniture designs that harmoniously combine rationalist functionalism, a poetic aesthetic, and the Danish tradition of expert joinery. By reinterpreting historical furniture types, Wegner created numerous twentieth-century classics, many of which may be found in the holdings of the Vitra Design Museum. A monographic exhibition in the Schaudepot now shows pieces such as the Wishbone Chair (1950), the Peacock Chair (1948), and the Round Chair (1950) also known simply as »The Chair«. Further artefacts and a number of films offer insights into Wegner’s perfectionist attention to even the smallest details of furniture construction. Free admission