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1914–2007
Hans J Wegner trained as a cabinet-maker before attending the Copenhagen
School of Arts and Crafts, where he later lectured from 1946 to 1953.
From 1938 to 1942, he worked as a furniture designer in Arne Jacobsen
and Erik Mollerīs architectural practice. In 1943, he set up his own
office in Gentofte and collaborated with Borge Mogensen in the design
of an apartment shown at the 1946 Cabinetmakersī Exhibition in Copenhagen.
Throughout his long career, he has designed furniture extensively
for Johannes Hansen and Fritz Hansen. The Royal Society of Arts, London
made him an Honorary Royal Designers for Industry in 1959.
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