{"product_id":"the-supreme-craftsmanship-of-hans-j-wegner","title":"The Supreme Craftsmanship of Hans J. Wegner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Supreme Craftsmanship of Hans J. Wegner is a definitive treasury drawn from the internationally renowned chair collection of researcher Noritsugu Oda. A master of modern Scandinavian chair design, celebrated for works including the Y-Chair and The Chair, Wegner combined extraordinary skill as a cabinetmaker with profound insight into materials over a career that produced more than 500 chairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 160 major pieces from Oda's collection, presented with design drawings and valuable archival photographs. Some 500 detailed pen-and-ink studies of Wegner chairs, hand-drawn by Oda himself, alongside systematic analyses built on decades of research. 412 pages in a large-format softcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe breadth of Wegner's prolific chair-making career, traced through an internationally recognised private collection; Wegner's own philosophy of furniture design — his conviction that a piece must be experienced from every angle and must never have a \"back\"; and rare archival material offering insight into his design process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoritsugu Oda, born in Kochi Prefecture in 1946, is a chair researcher and professor emeritus of Tokai University who has studied and collected modern Scandinavian furniture for more than half a century. He received the Danish Furniture Prize in 1997 and the inaugural Hans J. Wegner Award in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 280 x 224 x 32 mm\u003cbr\u003ePages: 412\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Japanese \/ English\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784868310341\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Seigensha Art Publishing\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 31 January 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurniture designers, collectors of Scandinavian design, and anyone interested in Hans J. Wegner's work and craft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seigensha Art Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":48732773056737,"sku":"9784868310341","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/9784868310341.jpg?v=1784783536","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/the-supreme-craftsmanship-of-hans-j-wegner","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}