Product Name
VENUS CHAIR
Manufacturer
Markanto
Chairs
Chairs

The Venus Chair ( or Shell Chair ) Hans Wegner designed in 1948 originally for Fritz Hansen , since 2015, the chair as well as the Venus Bench and Coffee Table is produced by Getama . In this important design Wegner combines elegant , curved seat and Lehnschalen molded , nussbaumfurniertem plywood with an oak frame .


The seat of Wegner 's classic on request optionally upholstered with textile possible ( on request ) .


Hans Wegner is considered one of the most important artists and designers in Scandinavia. His furniture designs in the 1940s and 1950s were groundbreaking for Danish design . After a carpentry apprenticeship Wegner visited in the 1930s, the arts and crafts school in Copenhagen , after which he worked in the studio of Arne Jacobsen . From 1946 Wegner worked in his studio for independent companies like PP Møbler , Fritz Hansen , Johannes Hansen or Getama .

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