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2007 marked the death of a great Danish furniture designer, Hans J. Wegner. He was born in 1914 in Tonger, Denmark, and grew to be the most famous and successful member of the Danish Modern school of design. His style consists of clean, simple lines that meld together to be beautiful and dynamic.

Hans J Wegner started out in carpentry, but that was interrupted by service in the military. Following this he trained in a technical school, later enrolling at Copenhagen Architectural Academy, as well as the School of Arts and Crafts for his professional training. Later on he worked under Erik Moller and Arne Jacobsen, both masters in the field.

The thing he was most proficient at was building chairs. He viewed these items not only in terms of their functionality, but as sculpture. This philosophy extended to design, such that there should be no "back" to the structure. No matter which way one gazed at the chair, it would be engaging to look at. Not only should the finished product be fluid, it should never be boring. The construction would involve a variety of shapes and parts.

He extended his thoughts beyond the fundamental style. Among the chairs to arise were the "peacock" style as well as complementary tables and furniture (möbler). He experimented with the comfort of his own body to style a valet piece. After his children were of age, he and his daughter worked together and are credited with creating the pole light in the last quarter of the twentieth century.

Most of the furniture (wegner möbler) Hans J Wegner is best known for is in fact chairs. One of the better known designs was the ch 25 (or Chair 25) created in 1950. He designed four chairs with woven style seats for Carl Hansen and Son, but this is the only one with rope weaving in both the seat and in the back. It is also uniquely engineered with the front legs being very straight and carrying most of the load. The back legs are angled and this lounge chair is much more stable than most of that type.

Chair number 25 was created in many types of wood and had a paper rope employed as the back and seat. Also, an intriguing aspect of the architectures involves the side of the seat, which involves an endless curved piece that emerges as the back legs. Many opinions state that chair number 25 closely resembles wicker furnishings and many times is grouped with it. However, this chair is superior to cheap wicker.

Hans J Wegner preferred to use catalogue numbers for his creations instead of giving them conventional nicknames. A number of his PP203 models were picked by television executives because of their simplicity and cozy feel. As a result, a great many people saw them, especially during the presidential debates by Kennedy and Nixon.

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Chairs are what Hans J Wegner is best known for rather than any other different furniture (annorlunda mobler) he had designed, especially ch 25 (or Chair 25) which was created in 1950. He designed four chairs with woven style seats for Carl Hansen and Son; however this was the only one with rope weaving in the seat and the back. It is also uniquely engineered with the back legs are angled and the load bearing front legs are straight. This lounge chair is much more stable than other chairs of that type that have been constructed.