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Hall 1 - 25
Pioneer of modernism
Designer
Gunnar Aagaard Andersen
Location
Denmark
Decade
1970s
Information
Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919-1982) is one of the pioneers of Danish modernism. He worked as an artist, designer, university lecturer and architect. His furniture designs were as visionary as they were sculptural, like the Lattenstuhl (slatted chair) from the 1970s: the chair was made of wood, the seat and backrest of elastic wooden slats.
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Model of a chair made of wire mesh and newspaper, 1953 – Andersen designed the original shape of what later became the Panton chair.
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Slatted chair, 1970s – wooden chair with seat and backrest made of elastic wooden slats.
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Wall-mounted armchair, ca. 1980
About the
Designer
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Gunnar Aagaard Andersen was a multi-facetted Danish designer who blurred the boundaries between design and art with his experimental furniture, objects and spatial concepts. His work stands for bold shapes, innovative materials and a playful approach to design.
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