The Danish Chair

336 pages

Denmark is known around the world for its many iconic 20th-century chair designs by Kaare Klint, Hans J. Wegner, Børge Mogensen, Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl, Poul Kjærholm and many others. Why have Danish designers taken such an interest in this particular furniture object, and what is the genetic make-up of Danish furniture design?

Photos, drawings and descriptions of 113 familiar and less familiar chairs from the collections of Designmuseum Danmark outline the family tree. The main connections and characteristics of the Danish furniture tradition are woven together to form a visually coherent story.