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COLONIAL Footstool by Ole Wanscher - 1949
COLONIAL Footstool by Ole Wanscher - 1949
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COLONIAL Footstool is a sturdy stool that perfectly compliments the OW149 chair with its simple and light design. The stool has an outstanding finish and is a beautiful object in and of itself. Seat is made of hand-woven cane.
The understated, carefully thought-through shape of the table enhances contemporary settings with an elegant simplicity. It was designed by Ole Wanscher and clearly communicates his desire to lend modern style and clever utility to classic objects.
Ole Wanscher also designed the matching Colonial Daybed, Colonial Coffee Table, Colonial Chair and Colonial Sofa, creating the Colonial Series. The Colonial Coffee Table is paired with the matching OW149F Colonial footstool for added comfort.
About Ole Wanscher
Ole Wanscher (1903-1985) was integral to the core aesthetic and functionality of modern Danish design. He studied ¯¸under Kaare Klint at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and later worked at Klint’s design studio before becoming an independent furniture designer. He helped shape Danish furniture design as a designer and as an educator when he took over Klint’s professorship at the Academy.
Wanscher’s classic and contemporary designs made him popular. In 1958, the Danish newspaper Politiken wrote: “Owning a Wanscher chair is an adventure every day, and will be so even several hundred years from now, for this is how long it lasts”. Today, his modern classics are still revered for their detail and his deep respect for materials.
While traveling through Egypt and Europe, Wanscher studied furniture design, finding inspiration in varied visual expressions that he incorporated into his own unique design aesthetic. He viewed furniture design as a branch of architecture and emphasized slim dimensions and resilient forms – a quest exemplified in many of his works, particularly the Colonial Chair and Colonial Sofa.
Wanscher created his best-known designs primarily between the late 1940s and early 1960s, in the post-war era when the “design for everyone” philosophy emerged. In Denmark, some of design’s biggest names created functional and affordable furniture for the Danish people and the small spaces they lived in. Wanscher took great interest in industrially produced yet high-quality furniture, designing several successful pieces.
Wanscher’s design earned him numerous accolades, including the Copenhagen Carpenters’ Guild Annual Award and the gold medal at the Milan Triennale in 1960 – honors that underscored Wanscher’s esteemed reputation both in Denmark and internationally.
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