Danish design promoted a sincere interest in the interaction between users and their tools and a more organic understanding of form. Design should appeal to all senses not just visible. The first decades after World War II were the most fruitful period ever for Danish Design. Many Danish designers achieved world fame along with Hans J. Wegner including Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen, Borge Mogensen, and later Poul Kjaerholm and Verner Panton.

Hans J. Wegner was the carpenter who conceived of the design on the basis of how a creative craftsman with good practical sense would go about the task. Wegner himself described it in an interview with Henrik Sten Møller as “a competition, so much to do, quality to live up to, and personal competition between, among others, Borge Mogensen, Finn Juhl, and me.” But as Henrik Sten Møller wrote many years later, “I would venture to say that Hans J. Wegner is the most gifted cabinetmaker the world has ever known.”

The chair was drawn in 1949 by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen's Møbelsnedkeri. PP Møbler took over production in 1991.

Wegner's ambition was to create an armchair, which could be stowed away easily. He solved this by drawing a chair which can be hung on the wall. Wegner drew his solution with his usual assurance, and has brought all parts into perfect interplay. PP 512 is an unfailing mobile solution, providing for a place for the hands and that the chairs also looks good when folded.

Lead times for PP Mobler products are approximately 14-16 weeks.

Item		Description		Highbrow price
PP-512		wegner folding chair, cane seat		$4620
PP-513		wegner folding chair with hanger		$4900