The more than 500 he has produced throughout his career have earned him the designation "chair maker of chair makers".

Wegner began his career as apprentice to a cabinetmaker, and continued his training at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts. From 1938-42 he worked as an assistant to Arne Jacobsen, eventually opening his own office.

His work became widely known in the 1930's, through annual exhibitions at the Copenhagen Guild of Cabinetmakers.

His early pieces, many still in production by Fritz Hansen, were executed in solid wood, although he has also experimented with plywood and tubular steel. Two notable works include the Y chair (1950) and the Round chair (1949)—so successful that it became known simply as "the chair". Page 2 >