The bamsestol bear chair known as the papa bear lounge chair designed by hans j.
Papa bear chair original.
The original price was 40067.
Hans jørgensen wegner april 2 1914 january 26 2007 was a world renowned iconic danish furniture designer.
Hans wegner s furniture unites form and function.
The chair received its name after a critic had referred to its armrests as great bear paws embracing you from behind.
Only two or three.
Later versions were made of teak oak or rosewood.
The papa chair and ottoman black full aniline leather.
Stolen hans wegner papa bear chair ap 19 by a.
Wegner has designed countless chairs many of which such as the hans wegner wishbone chair wegner wing chair and wegner ch07 shell chair are internationally recognized classics.
In every design he places the highest demands on comfort and ergonomics.
1860 the bears have become a family at last in both text and illustrations.
Wegner s most representative piece the round chair 1949 gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the tv stage of the first kennedy nixon debate of 1960.
Inexplicably the illustrations depict the three as male bears.
In a routledge publication c 1867 papa bear is called rough bruin mama bear is mammy muff and baby bear is called tiny.
In the later years the papa bear chair has been one of.
The old papa bear the mama bear and the little boy bear.
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In a publication ca.
Wegner is the undisputed master of danish chair design.
Solid wooden construction with oak paws a.
Wegner papa bear chair.
The original papa bear chair was initially manufactured with beech wood.
Papa bear chair never used and is in excellent condition.
Wegner s comfy papa bear chair 1951 is an almost surreally re scaled english wingback chair.
Hans wegner papa bear chair ap 19 by a p.
His high quality and thoughtful work along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers contributed to the international popularity of mid century danish design his style is often described as organic functionality a modernist school with emphasis on functionality.
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Denmark i have to confess most of the chairs in these pages are included because their style and or innovation is so supreme.
I bought it for myself but never managed to use it.
Like many other wegner chairs the papa bear chair seems to refer to the animal kingdom with its characteristically playful and organic design.
The original chair back is made of 50 individually wrapped springs padding with sterilized horsehair and pure cotton.
Design inspired by hans wegner.
Add to basket the papa chair and ottoman orange cashmere fabric.