Helge Vestergaard Jensen (b. Herning 1917, d. Copenhagen 1987)
“Racket Chair”. Easy chair with cherry wood frame. Seat and back strung with nylon. Headrest upholstered with light alcantara mounted with nylon string with brass orb counterweight. Loose seat cushion upholstered with red leather. Designed 1955. This example made 1990s by cabinetmaker Niels Roth Andersen, stamped by maker.
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.
Condition report on request. Please contact: design@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Design, 5 March 2020