About
Founded: c. 1915 (the workshop marked its 50th anniversary in 1965)
Founder: Johannes Hansen
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Hans J. Wegner
Successor: Poul Hansen
Current Status: The workshop is closed. In 1990, PP Møbler assumed responsibility for the principal Wegner classics formerly produced by Johannes Hansen.
Story
Johannes Hansen was one of the leading Danish cabinetmaking workshops of the mid-20th century. Based in Copenhagen, the workshop combined traditional cabinetmaking with small-scale, highly precise production.
The workshop is particularly important for its collaboration with Hans J. Wegner. The two began working together in 1940, and Wegner’s furniture was presented through Johannes Hansen at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibitions from 1941 until the exhibition series ended in 1966. Their partnership became a defining example of the close relationship between designer and cabinetmaker in Danish modern furniture.
Among the works produced by Johannes Hansen were the Peacock Chair, the Round Chair later known internationally as “The Chair,” the Cow Horn Chair, the Valet Chair and numerous other experimental designs. When the Round Chair was used in the televised Kennedy–Nixon presidential debate in 1960, it also helped bring Danish furniture to a much wider international audience.
Johannes Hansen died in 1961, after which his son Poul Hansen continued the workshop. Wegner gradually developed a closer relationship with PP Møbler, and in 1990 PP Møbler assumed responsibility for a major group of Wegner classics that had been produced by Johannes Hansen in the 1950s and 1960s.
History & Works
c. 1915
Johannes Hansen’s cabinetmaking workshop was established in Copenhagen. A 50th-anniversary presentation was held in 1965.
1940
Collaboration with Hans J. Wegner began.
1941
Wegner furniture was presented through Johannes Hansen at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition; the collaboration continued through the final exhibition in 1966.
1947
Wegner designed the Peacock Chair, produced by Johannes Hansen.
1949
The cane-seat Round Chair JH501 was presented at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition.
1950
The upholstered Round Chair JH503 followed, and the JH501/JH503 family entered production.
1952
The Cow Horn Chair JH505 was developed and produced.
1953
The Valet Chair was presented.
1960
The Round Chair was used in the televised U.S. presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
1961
Johannes Hansen died and his son Poul Hansen succeeded him. The Bull Chair JH518 was also presented at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition that year.
1966
The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition series ended.
1990
PP Møbler assumed responsibility for the principal Wegner classics formerly produced by Johannes Hansen.
Furniture
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JH507 Armchair
JH508 Armchair
JH509 Armchair
JH510 Dolphin Chair
JH512 Folding Chair
JH513 Armchair
JH514 Chair
JH515 Armchair
JH516 Lounge Chair
JH517 Buck Chair
JH518 Bull Horn Chair
JH521 Peacock Chair
JH539 Stool
JH540 Valet Chair
JH550 Peacock Chair
JH554 Sofa
JH555 Settee
JH563 Desk
JH567 Oval Dining Table
JH571 Architects Desk
JH573 Architect’s Desk
JH574 Table Bench
JH575 Coffee Table
JH584 Work Table
JH700 Rostrum
JH701 Arm Chair
JH703 Easy Chair
JH713 Armchair
JH756 Dining Table
JH800 Side Table
JH801 Armchair
JH803 Sofa
JH810 Desk
JH813 Armchair
Imprint / Label
Surviving Johannes Hansen furniture can carry burned or impressed marks, paper or foil labels, and metal manufacturer’s plaques. The format varies by model and period and is not uniform across the workshop’s production. A documented JH518 example designed in 1961, for instance, bears a metal label reading “JOHANNES HANSEN / COPENHAGEN-DENMARK / DESIGN: H.J. WEGNER.” Marks and labels are valuable evidence, but they should be assessed together with the model, construction, materials and provenance rather than used on their own to assign an exact production date.
References
PP Møbler — Hans J. Wegner / Wegner & PP; Grete Jalk (ed.), 40 Years of Danish Furniture Design; Designmuseum Danmark, Wegner: Just One Good Chair (2014); Christie’s — Hans J. Wegner, JH518 Bull Chair (Johannes Hansen manufacturer’s metal label); documentation relating to the workshop’s 50th anniversary in 1965.