Hall 2 - 64

The democratic Table

Designer

Stefan Wewerka

Location

Germany

Year

1979

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At the beginning of the 1980s, Stefan Wewerka discovered his fascination for fabrics and fashion during a trip to Milan. He then spent some time working on fashion designs that combined form and function in an unconventional harmony.

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Gifted deformer of the ordinary. Defying efforts to categorise his practice, Stefan Wewerka is a supremely versatile artist whose creative and teaching practice spans the full breadth of fine art and design. The son of sculptor Rudolf Wewerka (1889–1954), Stefan Wewerka was born into a family with a strong artistic tradition spanning several generations. Following the Second World War, he studied architecture under Max Taut, Eduard Ludwig and Georg Leowald at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin. While studying at the university, he co-founded the student housing complex »Studentenheims Eichkamp« in 1946. After graduating he worked for a variety of architects, including Hans Scharoun. Learn more

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It is reminiscent of an elegantly curved fan that unfolds dynamically in the room: the M1 table by Stefan Wewerka. The architect and deconstructivist designed it in 1979. An artist who took apart everyday objects in order to readjust, reshape and rethink them. The M1 was thus created as a piece of furniture that absorbs movement and insists less on rigid seating. View product

Stefan Wewerka

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The asymmetric chair, B1, can be seen as representative of this collaborative work. Its forerunners include chair sculptures which lead to a product with multiple seating options, one of which is the wide cobbler’s chair appreciated by Wewerka. View product

Stefan Wewerka