Wegner 1788 easy chair, black oak - Select 301 leather

Fredericia’s Wegner 1788 easy chair is a Danish classic designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1974. The chair boasts a simple and airy design, typical of Wegner, and is made of wood, the favourite material of legendary Danish designer. Thanks to the beautiful design of the backrest, the chair can be placed anywhere in the room. “A chair should have no back side. It should be beautiful from all sides and angles,” Wegner has famously said.

Although the current shape of the chair dates back to the 1970s, the Wegner 1788 armchair was actually first designed as early as 1945. That year, Wegner held a joint exhibition with another Danish legend, Børge Mogensen, and designed the Wegner 1788 easy chair for the exhibition as a companion for Mogensen’s Spoke-Back sofa. Wegner updated the design in 1974, giving it the shape we have come to know and love.

Hans J. Wegner

Fredericia is an iconic brand of Danish furniture design founded by N. P. Ravnsø in 1911. Fredericia started as a chair factory, and since the beginning, it focused on top-quality products made by the most skilled craftsmen to last from generation to generation. Fredericia was named after a small industrial town where the furniture factory has operated already for over a century. One of the most trusted brands of Danish design, Fredericia has collaborated with legendary designers such as Børge Mogensen and Nanna Ditzel as well as fresh names of contemporary design.