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Designer
Model

Papa Bear (f)

Year of origin
1951
Brand

A.P. Stolen

Description

new upholstered
wooden frame
wood reworked
h 100 / w 90 / d 84 cm

Wonderful original Papa Bear chair designed by Hans Wegner. This ingenious piece comes in perfect condition with the high-quality fabric upholstery. The legs and nails are recently reworked. Manufactured by A.P. Stolen in 1951. Next to Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen and Børge Mogensen, Hans Wegner is one of the great Danish designers. After he studied at the Arts and Crafts School in Copenhagen he worked as draftsman for the architecture office of Erik Moller and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen before becoming a milestone in Mid-century Danish design.