Hans J. Wegner
The ‘Peacock’ chair
The Peacock Chair, model No. JH550, was designed in 1947 and as the name implies its light structured and widespread backrest was inspired by a peacock’s tail
Literature: Christian Holmsted Olesen, ‘Wegner – Just one good chair’, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2014, p. 101.
Available: 1 in stock
€6,800.00
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