PJ-149 Colonial Chair, 1959

The Colonial Chair is one of Danish master Professor Ole Wanscher's finest moments from a long and storied career. The Colonial Chair was designed at the end of the 1950s, Wanscher's most productive decade that also brought us other classics including the Egyptian Stool, T Chair and Beak Chair. The design draws on influences from 18th century French and English colonial furniture and American shaker chairs, combined in Wanscher's own inimitably elegant style. The This example is made from highly figured rosewood with woven rattan cane seat and was produced by cabinetmaker Poul Jeppesen in Denmark in the 1960s. The new feather cushions have been upholstered in cognac leather.