Hans J. Wegner, table for Andreas Tuck

HANS J. WEGNER (Denmark, 1914 - 2007) for Andreas Tuck.
Dining table.
Oak wood.
Measurements: 85 x 50 x 50 cm; 124 x 50 x 50 x 50 cm (open).

Exceptional and unusual dining table designed by Hans J. Wegner for the Danish manufacturer Andreas Tuck, a piece that synthesizes the excellence of Scandinavian design of the mid-20th century. Made of oak wood, it stands out for the purity of its lines and the quality of its execution, essential attributes in Wegner's work. Its folding wing system allows to extend the surface with elegance and functionality, integrating the extension mechanism in a discreet and perfectly resolved way. The legs, with their refined conical finish, add visual lightness and underline the designer's characteristic formal precision.

Particularly noteworthy is its rarity within the production of this manufacturer, which makes it a piece of great interest to collectors. The combination of refined design, precise engineering and material nobility places this table in a prominent place within the Danish furniture of the period.

It is, therefore, a work that transcends its function to become a testament to modern thinking: balance, constructive honesty and timeless beauty. Ideal for interiors that value authenticity and high quality design.

Hans J. Wegner was a leading figure in furniture design, whose ideas contributed to the international popularity of Danish design in the mid-20th century. His work belongs to the modern school, characterized by a special emphasis on functionality. He began his training at a very young age, as an apprentice to the cabinetmaker H. F. Stahlberg. He soon discovered a special taste for the use of wood, and his work in the cabinetmaker's workshop allowed him to experiment with different types and designs. At the age of seventeen he finished his apprenticeship, although he remained in the workshop for another three years, until he joined the army. After his military service he entered a technical school, and then the Danmarks Designskole, where he was taught by O. Mølgaard Nielsen, and the Academy of Architecture in Copenhagen. In the Danish capital he came into contact with the Furniture Exhibitions of the Carpenters' Guild, where he began to show his creations in 1927. During these years Wegner collaborated with master cabinetmakers such as J. Hansen, L. Pontoppidan, N. Vodder, J. Kjaer, A. J. Iversen, Moos and R. Rasmussen, as well as with the most prominent Danish architects of the time, among them K. Klint, V. Lauritzen and V. Lauritzen. Klint, V. Lauritzen. O. Wanscher and M. Voltelen. The annual exhibitions would give the young cabinetmaker experience of what could be achieved with the combination of design and craftsmanship, which led him to devote himself fully to design. Already in his early pieces, Wegner showed his interest in the concept of "stripping antique chairs of their outer style and showing them in their pure structure." Throughout his career, the designer was awarded prizes such as the Lunning Prize in 1951, the Grand Prix de Milan at the Milan Triennale of the same year, the Prince Eugene Medal in Sweden and the Danish Exkersberg Medal. In 1959 he was appointed honorary royal designer for industry by the Royal Society of Arts in London. Currently his designs are present in collections such as the MoMA in New York or Die Neue Samlung in Munich.