Chinese influence on Danish furniture design

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danielmpoole

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25/05/2011 5:06 pm

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

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http://shanghai.globaltimes.cn/life/fashion/2011-05/658458.html

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Robert Leach

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25/05/2011 6:24 pm

Finn Juhl's
Japan series springs to mind.
I guess I can see a correlation of form and materials, but for me, it'd be up to the designers to cite their influences.

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Modern Love

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25/05/2011 7:28 pm

Hans J. Wegner's Chinese Chair, 1944
for Fritz Hansen

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danielmpoole

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25/05/2011 7:34 pm

I just did some research and...
... this is very similar from the Ming Dynasty:
http://www.antique-chinese-furnitures.com/gallary-chinese-furniture-imag...

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28/05/2011 1:19 am

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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