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The Danish designer Ole Wanscher is one of leading names among Scandinavian designers, which achieved worldwide success in the post-war period. Wanscher studied at the Danish School of Art and Design, where he met his mentor, Kaare Klint.

He founded his own studio in 1927, and worked from there until he joined P. Jeppesens Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. The Danish artist specialized in furniture design, creating his masterpieces primarily in the period between the late 40s and early 60s. Wanscher’s designs are often defined as “modern classics” and “design for everyone”.

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Wanscher joined the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in the 1950s, becoming a professor of architecture with furniture designs as his specialty. The Danish designer’s style was widely influenced by his traveling through Egypt and Europe, which inspired his furniture designs and his books. Among the most successful design pieces, Ole Wanscher's Egyptian Stool, his Colonial Chair and the Easy Chair designed for France & Son in 1951.

The most valued Wanscher’s design ever sold at auction is a set of six T-Chairs from 1958. The lot was sold at auction in France in February 2016 for 101.600 €.