Helge Vestergaard Jensen (b. Herning 1917, d. Copenhagen 1987)
“Racket Chair”. Easy chair with cherry wood frame. Seat and back with nylon strings, headrest upholstered with light alcantara with nylon string mounted with brass orb. Loose seat cushion upholstered with red leather. Designed 1955. This example made circa 1980 by cabinetmaker Niels Roth Andersen, stamped by Søren Horns eftfl.
Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1955.
Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, pp. 342–345.
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Furniture and lamps, 5 March 2015