The Peacock Chair (

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: ''Påfuglestolen'') is a chair designed by

Hans J. Wegner Hans Jørgensen Wegner (April 2, 1914 - January 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His sty ...

in 1947. It was originally produced by Johannes Hansen but its currently produced by PP Møbler under the model number PP550. As it was characteristic of Wegner's furniture, the Peacock Chair borrows from the design of the traditional English

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. To add an element of design and to make the chair more ergonomic for the user's shoulders, Wegner chose to flatten the fan of spindles. When fellow designer

Finn Juhl Finn Juhl (30 January 1912 – 17 May 1989) was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, most known for his furniture design. He was one of the leading figures in the creation of Danish design in the 1940s and he was the designer ...

first saw the chair's characteristic flat spindle backrest, he was reminded of a peacock's tail and christened it ''the Peacock Chair.'' Wegner also experimented with an upholstered version of the chair and displayed it at the 1953 Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition. It was never put into mass production in Wegner's lifetime and only a handful were produced by Johannes Hansen. PP Møbler re-released the chair in 2014 to mark the anniversary of Wegner's 100th birthday. In 2018,

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auctioned an early version of the upholstered chair with selling price of $68,750.

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File:Peacock chair - Designmuseum Danmark.jpg, An early Peacock chair from 1947 at the Designmuseum Danmark File:UN Delegates' Lounge New York (9916986655).jpg, The Peacock Chair in the UN Building's Delegates' Lounge in New York File:UN Delegates' Lounge New York (9917158573).jpg, The Peacock Chair in the UN Building's Delegates' Lounge in New York File:Designmuseum Danmark - Peacock Chair.jpg, The chair on display in the Danish Design Museum

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