He also worked as a furniture designer in the studios of Jacobsen and Erik Møller, opening his own office in 1943 in Gentofte.
The inspiration is clearly visible, but the chair is an original form.
Wegner tilbød værkstedet, at de kunne fremstille prototyperne, hvis de var interesserede, men snedkermester Ejnar Pedersen valgte kun at producere den ene.
Wegner: Just One Good Chair.
His Danish Modern furniture was elegant and comfortable, making the style all the rage among cosmopolitan Americans of the era and beyond.
The Round Chair was the epitome of the honesty of Danish mid-century design.