Helge Vestergaard Jensen (b. Herning 1917, d. Copenhagen 1987)
“Racket Chair”. A pair of walnut easy chairs. Seat and back strung with nylon strings. Loose seat cushion upholstered with red leather. Headrest upholstered with light chamois, mounted with nylon string and brass counterweight orb. Designed 1955. Made approx. 1990s by cabinetmaker Søren Horn's successor Niels Roth Andersen, stamped by maker. (2)
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.
Force of Nature – Georg Jensen and Axel Salto, design, 19 September 2024