I just read this article which states the following 'For the past half-century, the Danish furniture industry has been widely inspired by furniture styles from the Ming Dynasty'
I find this fascinating, as I would never have made the connection
Full article here:
http://shanghai.globaltimes.cn/life/fashion/2011-05/658458.html
I just did some research and...
... this is very similar from the Ming Dynasty:
http://www.antique-chinese-furnitures.com/gallary-chinese-furniture-imag...
Yes
Wegner was inspired by a photo of Ming chairs (below) and developed a series of chairs of his own. They start rather decoratively with the Fritz Hansen model and end rather abstractly with the Wishbone chair. I personally believe the PP503 (Round Chair) is the true culmination in the series.
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