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PP586 Fruit Bowl

c. 1956

by Hans J. Wegner
for PP Møbler

PP586 Fruit Bowl

by Hans J. Wegner
for  PP Møbler

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PP Mobler’s small Fruit Bowl table is a master­piece born from Hans Wegn­er’s excep­tional design process. Depart­ing from conven­tional constraints, Wegner employed the wood-turning tech­nique to craft a large, stand­alone wooden disk. Unfet­tered by prac­ti­cal concerns typi­cally asso­ci­ated with chair-making, Wegner embraced the freedom to create, result­ing in a uniquely capti­vat­ing design that stands as a testa­ment to the expres­sive poten­tial of solid wood.

This singu­lar creation, the Fruit Bowl, stands alone in Wegn­er’s prolific port­fo­lio, boast­ing an unpar­al­leled design with no prede­ces­sor or alter­na­tive versions. It is a one-of-a-kind piece of art, a pinna­cle of Wegn­er’s creativ­ity that embod­ies the zenith of the golden era of Danish Modern in the 1950s. Elevate your space with this extra­or­di­nary expres­sion of form and craftsmanship.

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Hans J. Wegner

Denmark (1914–2007)

If Danish modernism is best known and beloved for the use of traditional techniques to emphasize materiality—graceful curves honoring the grain of fine walnut, for example—that’s thanks in large part to Hans J. Wegner. Born in southern Denmark, at 14 Wegner began an apprenticeship with Danish master cabinetmaker H. F. Stahlberg, where he honed a preternatural talent and learned skills he’d bring to bear throughout a career lasting some eighty years and full of design masterpieces.

While studying at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen, Wegner worked for Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller on a range of furniture for the Aarhus City Hall. Four years after graduation, he had showcased a chair at the Copenhagen Museum of Art and Industry, and opened his own firm. Sculptural, surprisingly comfortable seating became Wegner’s trademark: for Fritz Hansen, the floating Chinese chairs; for Carl Hansen & Sons, he designed the instant classic Wishbone, Shell, and Elbow chairs; for PP Møbler, the cozy Papa Bear, iconic Round, and buoyant Circle chairs; and countless others, most still in production.

Wegner retired in 1993 and died fourteen years later, but his work lives on in its ubiquity across residential, hospitality, and corporate design—not to mention the Museum Sønderjylland’s permanent exhibition of the three dozen chairs he felt were his very best in a water tour in his hometown of Tønder.

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