Danish armless bench designed by Hans Wegner. Model JH555, crafted of a solid teak frame with angled cross stretcher. Newly upholstered in classic Scandinavian striped wool textile by Tove and Edvard Klint Larsen.

This bench was designed by Hans Wegner and handmade by Johaness Hansen for the Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibition of 1949. The bench was then purchased at the renown furniture show by a US military serviceman and shipped back home via the US military.

Beginning in 1949, Johannes Hansen supplied the The Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibition with limited production handcrafted furniture. Wegner explained ”Johannes Hansen workshop was small, with only five or six assistants. They were not use to producing large numbers. If they could sell just the four chairs we made for the show, we would be happy”*

The bench, model JH555, "from his breakthrough year was an innovative contribution to the attempt to abolish large heavy upholstered sofas" “Along with the JH555 bench, Wegner had simultaneous breakthroughs in his work shown at the The Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibition of 1949, which included the round Chair JH501 and the Folding Chair JH512.”*

*Hans Wegner, One Good Chair, by Christian Holmsted Olesen

Measurements

W 57’’ x D 30.50’’ x H 30’’

Seat Height 15.50’’.