Masters of Nordic Vintage Furniture
When you think of vintage furniture, you think of "Scandinavian furniture"
It may sound exaggerated, but if you like vintage and antique items, you will definitely come across Scandinavian furniture.
The colors and textures of Scandinavian furniture change with the times, blending into modern styles, and the special feeling of being one-of-a-kind is what makes Scandinavian furniture so appealing.
We introduce the four great masters of Scandinavian furniture who created this era of vintage furniture.
Hans J Wegner
Bore Morensen
Arne Jacobsen
Finn Juhl
Knowing the story will make you love furniture even more!
The genius behind the masterpiece chair "Hans J. Wegner"
Hans J. Wegner is a Danish designer who represents Scandinavian vintage furniture.
Wegner is known as the "master of chairs," having designed over 500 chairs in his lifetime.
A chair for people to sit on, just like it was then and still is today.
Can you imagine designing over 500 of them?
And while he supported factory manufacturing, he refused to have it produced in the US so he could keep an eye on it. A man who devoted his life to designing and making the best chairs and delivering them to as many people as possible.
It's no exaggeration to say that his masterpiece chair gave birth to the brand of vintage Scandinavian furniture.
[Representative furniture designed by Wegner]
"The Chair"
The chair that changed the fate of one president
"AP19 / Bear Chair"
The chair that accompanied the master until his final moments
"GE240 / 2-seater sofa"
A sofa for adults
"AT8 Round Table"
Business has always had its barriers
Don't forget the hearts of the common people "Borge Mogensen"
Børge Mogensen, a Danish architect, was such good friends with Hans J. Wegner that they were roommates during their student days.
He is now famous as one of the leading designers of Scandinavian furniture, but in the 1950s he was one of the late bloomers in furniture design, alongside Wegner, who was becoming popular.
The release of the Spanish Chair in 1959 quickly made him a famous designer.
But at the core of his mindset, he had dedicated his life to designing furniture that would reach as many people as possible, including ordinary people, rather than expensive furniture that only the rich could afford.
It is because of this genius that he designed the manufacturing process for the Shaker Chair, which took five years to create, to make everyone happy.
[Representative furniture designed by Mogensen]
J39 Shaker Chair
"A chair that makes everyone happy"
Spanish Chair
A furniture craftsman who can freely manipulate curves "Arne Jacobsen"
Jacobsen rose to fame as a furniture designer after his Ant Chair, released in 1952, attracted a lot of attention.
He had a turbulent life, aspiring to become a painter but failed, and then fled to Sweden during World War II, but he dedicated his life to furniture and architectural design.
He also worked as an architectural designer and was often involved in large-scale projects.
The defining feature of his designs can be summed up in one word: curvaceous beauty. He has developed a technique that allows wood to be beautifully curved.
This has resulted in the creation of exceptionally beautiful, rounded chairs and tables such as the Seven Chair, Swan Chair and Egg Chair.
[Representative furniture designed by Jacobsen]
Ant Chair
"The best furniture enhances creativity."
Seven Chair
"The Seven Chair, the best-selling chair in the world"
Swan Chair
"Feeling 'where I belong' through the chair"
The man who completely changed conventional wisdom "Finn Juhl"
Finn Juhl is a Danish architect and furniture designer, a little older than the other three.
He began his career in the 1940s, meaning he was a figure who attracted attention about 10 years earlier than what is now the heyday of Scandinavian vintage furniture.
At the time, people said, "If you're a designer, you should be qualified," and "You should use the re-design and mathematical approaches advocated by Clint."
Finn Juhl went against this industry norm by studying architecture rather than furniture design without any qualifications, and he maintained his own unique approach, drawing inspiration from art and culture.
As a result, he has received criticism from Klint followers and some qualified people.
That's why, in a sense, it's no exaggeration to say that he made Scandinavian furniture world famous.
[Representative furniture designed by Finn Juhl]
Spade Chair
"An unwavering man who completely changes conventional wisdom"
BO46 sofa
